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Maple Leafs linked to Shane Wright.<\/p>\n
The Toronto Maple Leafs could look to acquire a star young forward to bolster their lineup.<\/p>\n
Toronto has been active this offseason, overhauling its roster after last year\u2019s disappointment. Although the forward group looks likely set, the team still could make a bold trade.<\/p>\n
NHL analyst Mike Gould of DailyFaceoff linked the Maple Leafs to trading for Seattle Kraken young center Shane Wright.<\/p>\n
\u201cToronto still doesn\u2019t have much of a pipeline down the middle. Matthews only has two more years on his contract, John Tavares is 35 years old, and the Maple Leafs don\u2019t possess their next two first-round draft picks, holding only Colorado\u2019s 2027 first-rounder. They were extremely fortunate to land McKenna, and considering the precarious position ex-GM Brad Treliving left them in, their only real path forward is to double down on the core they already have,\u201d Gould wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFor whatever reason, we\u2019ve heard plenty to suggest that both Treliving and Chayka have discussed trades involving young winger Matthew Knies, who is signed through 2031 at a reasonable $7.75-million cap hit. But wouldn\u2019t it make more sense to make a move to\u00a0add\u00a0a player in the same age range to create something of a succession plan in case things continue to go south? It seems natural to bring in an Ontario boy with more than enough versatility to slide cleanly into Toronto\u2019s forward group \u2014 but, ahem, only if the price is Wright.\u201d<\/p>\n Wright could be a middle-six forward for the Maple Leafs and add some more youth to the lineup. Wright hasn\u2019t panned out as the fourth overall pick and could use a change of scenery, and playing in Toronto could spark him.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old recorded 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n How Would Wright Fit Into Maple Leafs?<\/p>\n If Toronto were to go out and acquire Wright, he\u2019d add some more youth and speed to the lineup.<\/p>\n The Maple Leafs would likely have to part ways with a first-round pick and possibly a prospect or two. But Wright can be the team\u2019s future long-term answer as the second-line center.<\/p>\n Although Toronto is likely to use John Tavares as the second-line center, Wright can play there if needed and can take over next season if he plays well.<\/p>\n Wright could also play alongside someone like Easton Cowan to be part of a fast, youth lineup and add some spark and energy.<\/p>\n If the price is right, Wright does make a lot of sense for the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n Wright is entering the final year of his entry-level deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Toronto\u2019s Active Offseason<\/p>\n The Maple Leafs failed to make the playoffs last year, and Toronto ended up firing their head coach and GM.<\/p>\n Now, after hiring John Chayka as GM, the Maple Leafs have completely overhauled their roster. Toronto\u2019s notable offseason moves are as follows:<\/p>\n Win the draft lottery, select Gavin McKenna first overall. The Maple Leafs\u00a0are $2.75 million over the cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Shelton<\/a> Cole Shelton covers the NHL, MLB, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. More about Cole Shelton<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Maple Leafs\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Maple Leafs linked to Shane Wright. The Toronto Maple Leafs could look to acquire a star young…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-795774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nSign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh, eight-year, $68M deal.
\nTrade Ersson to the Senators for a 2027 fifth-round pick.
\nTrade Brandon Carlo to the Blues for 73rd and 76th overall picks in 2026 NHL Draft.
\nDeals\u00a0Nick Robertson<\/a>\u00a0to the Penguins for a 2028 fourth-round pick.
\nSign Bobrovsky to a three-year, $21M deal.
\nSigns Jack Roslovic to a two-year, $8M deal.
\nInks Colton Sissons to a two-year, $8.5M deal.
\nSign Teddy Blueger to a two-year, $5M deal.
\nSigns Brandon Duhaime to a three-year, $7.8M deal.
\nSign Zack MacEwen to a two-year, $1.75M deal.
\nAcquire Nick Paul from Lightning for Dennis Hildeby, 2028 3rd, and 2027 4th.
\nSign Gavin McKenna to ELC.
\nSigns Emil Andrae to a two-year, $3.1 million deal.<\/p>\n