The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a top-four defenseman and a top-six forward
TSN: Following the trade of Quinn Hughes, the Calgary Flames were no longer a surprise in turning to defenseman Rasmus Andersson, according to Pierre LeBrun.
“What’s going to be interesting is how the Flames handle that potential trade. Do they move him as a traditional rental? He’s a pending UFA. Or do they involve the agent, Claude Lemieux, in a potential sign-and-trade to get more value out of a trade?”
One thing I should mention is that among the teams that have signed on with Rasmus Andersson are the Toronto Maple Leafs.”
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LeBrun added that the Leafs tried to acquire Andersson at the deadline last year and that he thinks the Leafs would be one of the teams Andersson would consider signing an extension with.
Darren Dreger adds that the Leafs are interested in Andersson or another top-four defenseman who may be available, but asking prices need to come down.
The Leafs could also use a top-six winger to play with Auston Matthews. Dreger notes that the Leafs don’t have a lot of resources to work with.
TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs could be looking for two top-six forwards, according to Darren Dreger, but the Maple Leafs don’t have the major trading assets.
“We know Treliving would like to add another top-six forward, maybe two top-six forwards, but based on what we’ve seen between the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks, you could logically look at something like that and say ‘big deals like this can happen,’ but the Wild had the pieces to lure Quinn Hughes from Vancouver, and the Maple Leafs’ cupboard isn’t that stocked.
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“That type of player, the type of player that Matthews needs on that line, is not available. But as the season goes on, you can see the heat will increase here.”
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