The Toronto Maple Leafs core 4 has been integral to the Leafs' success. This past season, each core 4 member (Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, and William Nylander) registered at least 80 points and was scoring at a point-per-game pace or higher.
However, the core 4 has shown that they do not have what it takes to get the Leafs far with them winning only 1 playoff series as a group and it looks like a change is on the horizon.
If one of these players were to get traded, it will be for a king's ransom and potentially on the level of a Matthew Tkachuk trade. It appears William Nylander is the odd man out here and could be on the way out
Toronto Maple Leafs insider, Luke Fox, said this about a potential trade:
It is rumored that the Leafs could be targeting players such as Tom Wilson, Nick Schmaltz, Filip Chytil, or Travis Konecny and they could build a trade around that.
For example:
To Toronto: Travis Konecny and Cam York
To Philadelphia: William Nylander
To Toronto: Filip Chytil and K'Andre Miller
To New York: William Nylander and some picks
These trades would help improve the Leafs depth at multiple positions and more evenly disperse the talent resulting in a stronger team despite losing the best player in the deal.
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MAI 19 | 26 ANSWERS Matthew Tkachuk Level Trade On The Way For The Maple Leafs With Core 4 Member Should the Leafs trade William Nylander? | ||
Yes | 7 | 26.9 % |
No | 19 | 73.1 % |
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