"This notion was previously floated by NHL insiders Elliotte Friedman and Darren Dreger as well, and is focused around the Maple Leafs making "hockey trades" of players on their roster for a player on another team's roster. Pure hockey trades is a bit of rarity in the NHL but at least in theory, with the rising salary cap taking the challenge out of re-signing free agents, there is the potential to see more of this."
"From the Leafs perspective, the fresh start seekers start with: Max Domi, a streaky offensive option that could fit on a team short on centre depth and in the need of a playmaker a middle six option. He'd work well with an offence first coach who believes that the team can outscore defensive gaps Brandon Carlo, a strong stay-at-home complimentary option to a star left shot defenceman."
The Toronto Maple Leafs are exploring roster-for-roster 'hockey trades' to exchange current players for others and bolster team fit. Rising salary cap may enable more pure hockey trades by easing free-agent re-signing constraints. Several Leafs are candidates for fresh starts, led by Max Domi, a streaky playmaking centre suitable for a middle-six role and offence-first coach, and Brandon Carlo, a stay-at-home left defenceman who needs a complementary two-way partner. Other players to test include Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Nicolas Roy, Scott Laughton, Dakota Joshua, Simon Benoit, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Moving youthful assets like Maccelli and Robertson is discouraged.
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