Toronto Maple Leafs have focused on improving their defense this offseason, and one trade pitch helps bolster that even more.Stanley
The website PuckPedia‘s PuckGM tool lets users create their own trades, and one user proposed a deal that would see the Maple Leafs acquire Colton Parayko from the St. Louis Blue s.The proposed deal would be a blockbuster as Toronto would add Parayko who has five years left on his eight-year $52 million deal with the Blues. Parayko could become a top-four defenseman with the Maple Leafs and help the blue line become one of the best in the league.
Parayko won a Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019 when Craig Berube was the coach, who is now the Maple Leafs head coach. The defensemen skated in 82 games recording 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 point s.Toronto would have to give up a lot to St. Louis, but the Blues get younger and help with their youth movement. Liljegren is a former first-round pick who is just 25, but he has struggled to stay in the Maple Leafs lineup.Stanley
Minten, meanwhile, was a second-round pick in 2022 and made the Maple Leafs out of training camp last season. However, he didn’t stick but could make the bottom of the Blues lineup this seas onRobertson, on the other hand, is an NHL player but has requested a trade, as he told Toronto he has no plans to re-sign. The RFA forward would project to be a top-six forward with the Blues.
The final player Toronto deals is Kampf who is a fourth-line center, as his salary helps the deal go throug h.
