Maple Leafs need to act quickly and trade for defenseman that would change everything

"Brad Treliving and the Toronto Maple Leafs staff will need to act quickly if they want to bring in a serious defenceman. Dougie Hamilton will be on his way out to New Jersey in the near future. Hamilton and the Devils are not on good terms as of late, and Hamilton wants to be traded. On Saturday, he practiced on the fourth pairing and will be a healthy scratch against the Winnipeg Jets for their afternoon matchup on Sunday."

"Hamilton was reportedly going to be traded to the San Jose Sharks in the summer, but Hamilton blocked that trade from going through. It has been a very tense dynamic in New Jersey as of late. Hamilton is not happy, and neither is the management staff. It doesn't help that the Devils have played some of the worst hockey in years. The Devils currently sit 13th in the Eastern Conference and are six points out of the final Wild Card spot."

"The Maple Leafs will have to act quickly; Hamilton has a trade list of 10 teams, while we do not know who is on the list, Hamilton is a Toronto native and could be open to returning home. If Hamilton is willing to move to Toronto, the Leafs will need to start working on a deal with Tom Fitzgerald. The Leafs could also see a price drop in Hamilton's value"

Dougie Hamilton wants a trade and is out of favour in New Jersey, practicing on the fourth pairing and set to be a healthy scratch against the Winnipeg Jets. Hamilton blocked a reported summer trade to San Jose and the relationship with Devils management is tense amid a poor team start. The Devils sit 13th in the Eastern Conference and are six points out of the final wild-card spot, prompting use of depth defensemen over Hamilton. Hamilton has a trade list of 10 teams and being a Toronto native could make him open to a return. The Maple Leafs need defensive help after Chris Tanev's season-ending absence, and Hamilton's five goals and five assists while averaging nearly 22 minutes per game could bolster the blueline, though his large contract and possible lack of retention could lower his trade value.

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