The Eastern Conference hasn’t seemed this wide open in a long time. It’s really up for grabs. Which means getting aggressive on the trade front or not could make or break a contender’s chances at a Stanley Cup appearance.
For the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sportsnet analyst Justin Bourne has listed off five things he expects to see (or not see) by the time the trade deadline comes and goes on March 7th. And stick with us, because the list gets more interesting as it goes along.
1. “A top-six centre, top-nine at worst”
This shouldn’t be news to anyone. It’s been painfully obvious this season, especially during the many absences of top two pivots Auston Matthews and John Tavares, that this team is badly in need of an impact center of…