Leafs trades

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Thoughts on Maple Leafs' trades and how the pieces could fit together (Sportsnet.ca)

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been busy this deadline season, with three trades Tuesday and four already this week. Justin Bourne shares his take on the ...

I list it with Liljegren in the lineup, but, last year the Leafs anticipated the first playoff game or two to be heavy and nasty and competitive to set the tone, which is why they dressed Wayne Simmonds and Kyle Clifford on their fourth line (that, um, didn’t go as planned). We’ve yet to see the Leafs go Matthews-Tavares-O’Reilly-Kampf down the gut as their four centres, and that’s a very realistic option come playoffs, given the Lightning have an excellent third line (Colton-Paul-Jeannot). The pressure and scrutiny of this year’s Leafs playoffs is not exactly a learning environment, and after watching turnovers in big playoff moments fairly recently from inexperienced guys (see: Alex Galchenyuk, Travis Dermott), I can’t fathom leaving the goaltending position to a guy who’s played 17 professional games total this season. Quick take: Sandin was a few things to the Leafs -- a guy who was going to be their seventh defenceman in the playoffs they didn’t fully trust, and a disgruntled player because of that distrust and because of contract issues at the start of the year. Maybe a third-rounder this year is on the high side for Schenn, but he was valued by numerous teams. And, hey, having room for Matthew Knies to play – and the money to pay him – is nice too.

It's report card day after the Leafs gave us a lot of trades to grade (The Leafs Nation)

Erik Gustafsson is no slouch either. Those aren't sheltered 3rd pairing minutes that he's been playing either, that's a 20 minute a night defenseman that is ...

3 Maple Leafs Trade Candidates as Changes Continue in Toronto (The Hockey Writers)

The Toronto Maple Leafs completed one of the team's wildest days of transactions in their history as general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas made a trio of trades.

He’s able to play all over the lineup in just about any role so this won’t be a trade where Dubas just gives him away for a mid-round pick, much like we saw with Engvall deal. Dubas was also able to land a first-round pick in the Sandin trade and now has plenty of options still remaining ahead of the trade deadline. Here’s my reaction to the Sandin move by the Leafs, who ship out a Sault St Marie Greyhound alum: The Maple Leafs have a number of defensemen who can play the right side and Holl has slid deep down the depth chart with the recent acquisitions. Now, the Maple Leafs have Jake McCabe and Schenn who can help kill penalties. Gone are Rasmus Sandin, Pierre Engvall and a third-round pick in 2023, and Leafs Nation can say hello to two defensemen in

Grading the 3 most recent Toronto Maple Leafs trades (Editor In Leaf)

The Toronto Maple Leafs made three big trades on Tuesday and now have a legitimate chance at winning a Stanley Cup for the first time since 1967.

At 6-foot-2, 225 pounds, the right-handed defenseman gives the Leafs a different look in their bottom-six and makes them harder to play against. Over the next few days, the Leafs could make another trade or two and really change the look of this roster, although it feels pretty much set right now. Although the hard-work is still months away, general manager Kyle Dubas has set this team up for success, as it feels like this is the best roster the Toronto Maple Leafs have had in years.

Maple Leafs aren't done dealing ahead of the trade deadline! (HockeyFeed)

Tuesday was a busy day for the Toronto Maple Leafs. General manager Kyle Dubas traded away Pierre Engvall, and Rasmus Sandin while acquiring Erik Gustafsson ...

Tuesday was a busy day for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs re the most active team in the buildup to the 2023 trade deadline and it might not be over as Johnston put it. And according to Chris Johnston, the Maple Leafs and GM Dubas still might not be done making moves ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Toronto players said goodbye to traded teammates and it was ... (The Hockey Beast)

Toronto Maple Leafs keep on being busy ahead of the trade deadline. On Monday, they traded for Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty with the Chicago Blackhawks, and on ...

Rasmus Sandin and Pierre Engvall were well-liked guys in the Toronto locker room. In exchange for Sandin, the Maple Leafs get defenseman Erik Gustafsson and Boston’s first-round draft pick. Sandin returned to the lineup this weekend and practiced with the team in Seattle Tuesday.