Insider reveals the two plans that the Leafs will choose from at this year's trade deadline
During the intermission of the Avs and Leaf game last night, Elliotte Friedman noted that the Leafs have the flexibility to do one of two things. Kyle Dubas can either swing for the fences and acquire a star forward or he may make two smaller moves and acquire both a forward or two and an extra defenceman.
With only $1.13M in projected cap space for the deadline currently, the Leafs would have to get creative, but it wouldn't be the first time and the Leafs could very well package one or two of their pending UFAs in a deal to clear more space. Additionally, the Leafs are waiting on Matthew Knies' season at the university of Minnesota to finish in the hopes of bringing him into the fold.
Knies is exactly what the Leafs need for their left wing - a big body that is also an offensive threat. High expectations shouldn't be placed on him coming directly out of college, but he could provide the offensive punch the Leafs need.
With just 8 and a half weeks until the trade deadline, the Leafs have a number of decisions to make, but the most important is whether they want to go "big game hunting" like they should or add more assets like they have in years past.
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JANVIER 1 | 245 ANSWERS Insider reveals the two plans that the Leafs will choose from at this year's trade deadline Should the Leafs go "big game hunting"? Or should they bring in a couple of bodies to bolster both the forward and defense positions? | ||
| Big game hunting | 99 | 40.4 % |
| Address multiple needs | 146 | 59.6 % |
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