Mitch Marner's Replacement Already Targeted by Maple Leafs in Trade Market
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are likely to lose Mitch Marner in free agency, but now, it appears as though Brad Treliving is eyeing a major trade replacement.
After nine years in Toronto, all signs are pointing to Mitch Marner departing the team in free agency, with the team now likely to be left with a big hole on the first line alongside Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews.
However, that's left them with a massive amount of money to spend on the free agency or trade market, with GM Brad Treliving indicating that they're ready to change things up, and they've already started planning their team for 2025/26.
«There's some DNA that has to change in our team. If you keep getting to the same result, there's some DNA that needs to change. That's on me going forward.
We've now started the planning, and it's early, for putting a team together for 2025-26.»
We've now started the planning, and it's early, for putting a team together for 2025-26.»
While most look at the likes of Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand as possible replacements/upgrades for Marner and John Tavares, who could be on the way out as well, a new report has revealed an intriguing name on the Maple Leafs potential trade list.
According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, Toronto are targeting Rangers veteran Chris Kreider, who had a down season in 2024/25 and is more likely than not looking for a change of scenery moving forward.
The veteran is known as one of the best net front presence's in the NHL, and with so much talent on this Maple Leafs team, he might be the change to the DNA that Treliving was hinting at, along with one of either Marchand or Bennett.
Ultimately, this team is desperate for a change, and whether or not they can land Kreider, only time will tell, but he should be the type of player this team targets in the off-season.
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