Several big Maple Leafs names are available for trade; Insider reveals only three untouchables
As you may be aware, the Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to make a move following yet another early exit in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
Last week, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman predicted that the Leafs would make at least one, if not two, major moves this summer.
Their general manager, Kyle Dubas, is under pressure to shake things up and tweak the recipe a little.
There are lots of reporters out there fishing for information in Toronto, which is as intense as our market here in Montreal, and i>The Athletic/i> has learned a good one in anticipation for another interesting NHL summer.
According to their information, the Maple Leafs have let other organizations know that they are perfectly open to talking to make some very big trades.
Several big names would be available, in fact, they would only have three untouchables: Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly. Wow.
So that means names like William Nylander (80 points and 34 goals in 81 games this season), John Tavares (76 points and 27 goals in 79 games this season) and notably Michael Bunting (63 points and 23 goals in 79 games in his rookie season this year) are all available on the trade market.
We can also add Alexander Kerfoot, Ilya Mikheyev, Rasmus Sandin, Jake Muzzin and others.
Several interesting and high quality players could be traded by GM Kyle Dubas,
Obviously, Nylander (26) and Tavares (31) are the two big names that are getting the most attention, perhaps along with Bunting, who is a candidate for the 2022 NHL Rookie of the Year award.
Tavares earns 11 million per season through 2025, while Nylander earns a reasonable 6.9 million per season through 2024.
Would you be interested in either of these players?
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