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Leafs fan-favourite joins Morgan Rielly and Brandon Carlo on the trading block in Toronto
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Morgan Rielly and Brandon Carlo are no longer the only two notable names being made available by the Leafs, as they have been joined by a struggling fan-favourite.
After being severely outplayed in Montreal on Saturday night to begin their road trip, the Leafs rebounded on Wednesday night with an overtime win, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Prior to Wednesday's win, the Leafs had one win in their previous eight games, leading to the media and fans calling for change.
Brad Treliving wants to make a change, but it won't be behind the bench
Through their recent slide, there were calls for a change behind the bench, but GM Brad Treliving was quick to give head coach Craig Berube a vote of confidence.
Instead, Treliving continues to look for ways to upgrade his forward group, and now, blueline as well, thanks to injuries to Chris Tanev and Brandon Carlo.
Anyone not named Matthews, Knies, Nylander or Tavares available
On this week's "The Chris Johnston Show", Johnston revealed that almost everyone on the Leafs' roster is available.
"Boston was in the same spot a year ago... everything that could go wrong went wrong early in the year. Would the Leafs copy what the Bruins did? We're not talking about the top guys, that's not even on the table, but basically the middle meat of the roster."
His statement was later echoed by The Fourth Period's Dave Pagnotta who also revealed that fan-favourite Max Domi has become available, alongside Carlo, Rielly and mostly everyone else.
A Rielly trade would prove difficult, though, given that he has a full no-movement clause.
"Max Domi is available. Brandon Carlo is available. There are other pieces on this team that are available."
Domi, who is in the second year of a four-year deal that carries a $3.75M cap hit, may not fetch much on the market, given that he only has 6 points in 23 games, but could be included in some sort of package to free up money and roster space.
If the Leafs fail to come back from their road trip with better than a .500 record, it may not take long for Treliving to pull the trigger and make a significant change.
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