Toronto Maple Leafs Reportedly Being Sabotaged in David Kampf & Calle Jarnkrok Trade Talks

If you have been paying attention to the Toronto Maple Leafs as of late, you would know that the team has an abundance of bottom-six forwards.

Nick Robertson, Calle Jarnkrok, and David Kampf are all taking up cap space, and it doesn't seem like any of them will have a particularly large role with the franchise this season.

As a result, general manager Brad Treliving wants to trade them. Interest in Robertson remains high, but Kampf and Jarnkrok are a different story entirely.

According to Elliotte Friedman on "The Real Kyper & Bourne," rival NHL teams are currently strong-arming Treliving in negotiations. They are demanding additional assets in order to take on Kampf and Jarnkrok.

The Maple Leafs are not appreciative of this, and as a result, it has put them in a position where they would rather not make a deal right now.

It has been made clear that the Maple Leafs want to make a move, but they will not be bullied into doing something that will negatively impact the team.

Overall, you cannot blame the Leafs for operating this way. No matter what the situation is, they must put the team's success above everything else.

Quite frankly, this is going to be a fascinating situation to watch play out over the next week, as the season is officially set to begin on October 8th.

Given the events of the last few months, you have to put some trust into general manager Brad Treliving.