NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs

Some teams not in the playoff hunt could be a good fit for Andrew Mangiapane

Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The Edmonton Oilers continue to talk to teams about Andrew Mangiapane, who has one year left on his contract at a $3.6 million cap hit. Teams like the Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators or St. Louis Blues aren’t in the playoffs this year, but could be fine with one year left on the contract.

The Toronto Maple Leafs: How far should the sale go?

TSN: Frankie Corrado, when asked how far the Toronto Maple Leafs would have to go if sold at the trade deadline.

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Host: “The Leafs are now 10 points ahead of a playoff spot. They fit the definition of a seller. But how deep should this breakdown go?

Corrado: “Pretty much everyone except Auston, Matthews, William Nylander and Matthew Knies. Like everyone else, he should be on the table for where the Toronto Maple Leafs are right now.

And if you want to copy a model, copy the Boston Bruins model from last season, where they made about five or six trades that helped them find success this season. Whether it was Brad Marchand, which was a disappointing return, but it was also players like Charlie Coyle, Justin Brazeau, Trent Frederick and of course Brandon Carlo, who is going to Toronto. And of course we know how that deal went. Fraser Minten is playing great for the Boston Bruins, and they get Toronto’s first-round pick.

So if you’re the Leafs, you’re looking at all your UFAs, forced out the door. If you want to re-sign them, talk about it this offseason. But you have to get something for those players. Even for a man who is an RFA, like Matias Maccelli, it is mandatory that you find him a new home.

And then there are players who have a certain term and some trade protection, you have to have those conversations. Whether it’s Max Domi, whether it’s Morgan Rielly, this is all about Toronto preparing for a quick turnaround next season. Perfectly fine, realizing that nothing can be done to change this team this season.

They have to keep going this year, and they have to move the UFAs and have conversations with other players while getting something in return.”

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