SDPN: (YouTube) Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie on The Chris Johnston Present speaking about whether or not there are any commerce targets that may curiosity the Toronto Maple Leafs.
**NHLRumors.com transcription
McKenzie: “However I’m additionally simply questioning, like, who else, by way of sure different commerce targets that could possibly be relevant for Brad Treliving within the Leafs?
Johnston: “I don’t assume it’s an extended listing proper now, actually. , I don’t assume there’s that many gamers that we time period ‘out there’ that may play the form of position the Leafs you’re searching for. I type of marvel if, in the long run, this isn’t one thing the Leafs and possibly another groups really attempt to remedy this summer time, as a result of, you already know, Toronto doesn’t have all that a lot to commerce both, proper? That’s it. That’s the opposite aspect of this.
I did point out just a few type of backside six gamers on the roster (Nick Robertson, Calle Jarnkrok, and David Kampf) that I might see being moved for varied causes, whether or not it’s as an incentive as a result of somebody likes them on the market, or to clear somewhat bit extra cap area, and even simply clear roster area, as a result of you may solely carry so many gamers, and there wouldn’t be room for everybody. Clearly, some gamers can be subjected to waivers in the event you didn’t take away, in the event you preserve, stored including our bodies into the crew.
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, possibly this finally ends up being a longer-term undertaking. I imply, it’s too quickly to say that definitively, it’s solely July seventh. There’s, there’s at all times some issues that might pop up that I feel no one sees coming. Or we’ll see how a few of these arbitration circumstances go, all that, all that occurs right here.
However, you already know, it could be an extended summer time in Toronto. I feel searching for that choice, as a result of the purpose, the reality is, there’s not, there’s not an inventory of 10 wingers that might match with the Leafs are searching for which are out there, I don’t assume.
And so in the event that they aren’t in a position to, or don’t have the will to get in on, you already know, somebody like, like a Bryan Rust or (Rickard) Rakell, possibly (Jared) McCann. I imply, I simply don’t know the place, what doorways you’re knocking on at this time limit.
, I do know the least did have curiosity in (Nikolaj) Ehlers, and simply wasn’t a match from the gamers finish of that equation, however he was somebody actually I feel Toronto had, you already know, some curiosity in as a free agent, however, you already know, they weren’t alone there, proper? Nikolaj Ehlers had plenty of choices.
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So, you already know, some groups are gonna should get artistic, I assume is my takeaway from the place we’re going this summer time, and the Leafs can be, you already know, on the high of that listing. As a result of I, you already know, they’ve misplaced Mitch Marner, they’ve, you already know, they’ve added some gamers that they’ve a great purpose to be ok with.
However I imply, they, they’re going to wish somewhat extra offensive pop. And a few of that, I feel, they will rely on, coming from Austin Matthews having, you already know, hopefully, for his sake, a more healthy season, and if that’s the case, that will take a extra productive season. However you already know, it’s not all going to be inside step-ups there.
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So, you already know, we’ll see, we’ll see the place the, all the pieces lands right here. However, you already know, I don’t assume it’s going to be like a wild week. We would get a pair trades, you already know, that’s what I used to be winking at with that preliminary tweet. However I feel that is going to be an extended, drawn-out course of in locations, and I might see Toronto being a type of locations.
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