#toronto-maple-leafs

#toronto-maple-leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have missed out on Kiefer Sherwood, as he was dealt to the San Jose Sharks on Monday. The Maple Leafs were reportedly in on Sherwood but ultimately felt short and did not have an offer to entice the Canucks. Sherwood was the top player on the market heading into the Trade Deadline. This is the second trade in two days that the Maple Leafs have missed out on one of their targets.

The Toronto Maple Leaf are right in the thick of the hunt for a playoff spot after bouncing back from a terrible first half of the season. But, that doesn't mean that they are going to keep the roster the same as the NHL trade deadline approaches on March 6. According to one of the latest trade boards from The Athletic's Chris Johnston, a defenseman that we never really expected to be dealt, could be moved before the deadline.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Monday that they have recalled forward Jacob Quillan from the AHL's Toronto Marlies. This comes after William Nylander reaggravated his lower-body injury on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights and was deemed questionable for Monday's game against the Minnesota Wild. He previously missed six games due to the ailment, originally sustained on December 27 against the Ottawa Senators, and returned to the lineup on January 10 against the Vancouver Canucks.

As the Toronto Maple Leafs have slowly but surely gotten themselves back into the playoff picture, things are starting to look up for Toronto heading into the stretch run. Rather than thinking about dismantling the team and retooling for the next season, the core has appeared to have found some chemistry in their recent strong play of late. In doing so, the Maple Leafs will be looking to add prior to the trade deadline to bolster the team's chances of winning going forward. What better way to do so than to get Leafs GM Brad Treliving to call up his old team in the Calgary Flames for some potential key players that could be difference makers for the club. As a result, we will take a look at 3 trade targets out of Calgary that Treliving should pursue to help upgrade the Leafs roster.

The Toronto Maple Leafs remain a team with some significant upside. They haven't quite fallen into the decline phase that all contending teams eventually face. That said, the Maple Leafs could be looking to find the next crop of players to prop up their window of contention. As such, looking around the league for value in overlooked places is a crucial component of that approach.

The Athletic lists Cowan's attributes as average skating, above-average puck skills, an average hockey sense, and high-end compete. The latter is patently evident every night when watching Cowan hit the ice. All of the attributes listed seem fair. Cowan has yet to fully develop into the star we know he could become. That's why listing him in the ranking's tier 7 group is unjustified.