A trade pitch has the Toronto Maple Leafs dealing top prospect Easton Cowan in a three-player blockbuster deal for a center.

With two years remaining on his contract and carrying a $4.5 million cap hit, the Leafs would need to navigate salary cap constraints in a trade, including utilizing LTIR (Long-Term Injured Reserve) funds or moving existing contracts to make room.

NHL analyst Mike Johnson has suggested former Toronto Maple Leafs center Ryan O’Reilly might be a strong fit as a trade target this season. As the Nashville Predators determine how much they’ll be sellers this season,

They’re a different brand of hockey right now." Forty-two games of Craig Berube hockey have led to this: The Leafs have the sixth-best record in the league, on pace for 109 points, which would be good for second in what’s looking like a shallower Eastern Conference.

President's Trophy Winner, Toronto Maple Leafs +1200. The oddsmakers don't seem to believe so, setting the current line at Even for Toronto to wrap up the season leading the Atlan

The Eastern Conference wild card race is heating up, leaving many wondering who the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ first-round opponent in the playoffs could be this season.

Sitting atop the Atlantic Division with a record of 27-13-2 and fifth-best league-wide with 56 points, could this be the year the Toronto Maple Leafs go all-in at the NHL trade deadline in hopes of capturing the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship since 1967?