Maple Leafs Preparing for a Trade Following a Busy Monday in the NHL?
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A Maple Leafs scout was seen taking in the Boston Bruins versus the San Jose Sharks on Monday leading to speculation the Leafs may be working on a trade.
While the Leafs and Bolts represented one of those games,
the San Jose Sharks were also in action, in Boston, to take on the Bruins in a game with a certain level of intrigue for the Leafs.
Ten different teams had scouts taking in the Bruins, Sharks game on Monday night, including the Leafs, which has caused some to speculate that the team may be looking at completing a trade with the Sharks ahead of the NHL's trade deadline.
The 32-year-old Granlund is a pending unrestricted free agent, and while the Leafs are rumoured to prefer a player with term, it does not mean they won't look at all of their options.
The Finnish forward carries a cap hit of $5M, so the Leafs would need some retention or the ability to send salary back to San Jose to make such a trade work, but Granlund would add some offensive punch to the bottom six, as he has 12 goals and 38 points in 47 games for the Sharks so far this season.
As the trade deadline quickly approaches, the Leafs are expected to take a few swings at upgrading their lineup in the hopes of going on a long playoff run and escaping the first round for just the second time in 21 years.
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