Major information emerges on the Toronto Maple Leafs offer for Jacob Markstrom
The Toronto Maple Leafs need to find goaltending help to chase a Stanley Cup, and now it's been revealed how hard they chased former Flame Jacob Markstrom.
The NHL off-season got started in a shocking way this past week, with two top names in Jacob Markstrom and Pierre-Luc Dubois both moves in surprising deals. The deal for Markstrom was a long-time coming for the New Jersey Devils, who ultimately sent a depth defenseman and a top-10 protected first-rounder to the Flames in return for the 34-year old veteran.
Now, unsurprisingly, a new report has revealed Toronto's interest in Jacob Markstrom, which doesn't come as any shock given that GM Brad Treliving was the man to sign Markstrom to Calgary in the first place.
However, the report won't make many Maple Leafs fans happy, as it is revealed the team made a similar offer to the Flames, with Craig Conroy ultimately taking the Devils deal, likely due to Markstrom's NMC decision.
With Darcy Keumper also moved to Los Angeles, that's two top goaltending names off the board for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and while Joseph Woll showed promise as a starter in the playoffs, he can't be the only answer in net for Toronto.
It's unclear what their offer to Calgary is, but given similar value, it was likely a first-round pick and a player like Timothy Liljegren or Nick Robertson, but ultimately, it was Markstrom's decision given the full NMC that Treliving handed him.
Maple Leafs offer:
Timothy Liljegren, 2025 1st Round Draft Pick
Flames offer:
Jacob Markstrom
There's still options out there for the Maple Leafs, but at least knowing they were in on Markstrom shows they are being aggressive as they look to address a major need.
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