Elliotte Friedman Reveals Kyle Dubas' Plan for the NHL Trade Deadline
It feels like it's now-or-never for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nearly twenty years without a playoff win, and Kyle Dubas sitting without a contract for next season, the Leafs need to make some playoff progress.
This is why many insiders believe Dubas will make a big swing under this pressure.
The Leafs need to improve somewhere, and Sportsnet's Justin Bourne and Rory Boylen described the situation as such:
There's also a case to be made for why the Leafs would have more use for a second line (or at least middle six) scoring winger and would fill in a roster hole by going this route . And with Matt Murray out with an injury again, the idea of adding goalie insurance can't be off the table.
On the Jeff Marek show, Elliotte Friedman made the intentions of the Leafs clear:
I think he would like to take a big swing, but I think what he's trying to figure out is how on earth he can do it, and right now he uses the same calculator as everyone else. Unless he has a magic calculator that bends the realities of the cap, it's going to be really hard to do. I think he'd like to do something larger, I just don't know if he's going to be able to do it.
While the team desperately wants to make a big move, Dubas will have to get creative. With only about $2.7-million in accrued cap space, nothing will come easy. No matter what, as the deadline looms, something's got to give.
Source: Hockey Feed
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