TRADE RUMOUR: We could see a trade between the Leafs and Stars coming!
After seeing Tyler Toffoli get traded to the Flames this week, it was only a matter of time before other teams started making trades as well. In the past few games the stars have had scouts attending the Maple Leafs games.
For speculation purposes, because why not...
2nd straight Leafs games with:
- 2 same reps from Dallas on list
- Columbus' AGM on list
- 1 Calgary hockey ops on list— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) February 19, 2022
The Toronto Maple Leafs for a few years now have had arguably the most skilled forward base in the league, led by Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander and many more, but one thing they have always been torn down for was defence. They have been missing for a long time a right handed defenceman who was capable of playing top 4 minutes. Luckily for them, the scouts in attendance are from a team that just so happens to have a right handed defenceman who plays 20+ minutes a game and brings a huge offensive upside with him.
At the beginning of the season John Klingberg had requested a trade out of Dallas because he and the team could not agree on a long term deal. It is believed that Klingberg wanted an 8 year deal, while the Stars wanted to keep the deal shorter term between 4-5 years.
Klingberg is on the final year of his contract with a cap hit of $4,250,000, so it is a very manageable number for the Leafs to bring on, but with the amount Klingberg will want on a long term deal, it will most likely only be a rental for the Maple Leafs.
With currently only $1,491,551 in cap space, who do you think the Leafs would be giving back to the Stars to bring in this offensive defenceman? Let's not forget he is only a few years removed from a 67 point season!
TRENDING NOW
