So what do the Toronto Maple Leafs do now? The trade deadline looms on Monday in the aftermath of a distressing 6-3 loss to Nashville and an injury to Ondrej Kase on Saturday. (lukefoxjukebox)
And a frightening injury may have added to the pressure on general manager Kyle Dubas to bulk up.
Meanwhile, the hard-charging Boston Bruins paid a king’s ransom to Anaheim for Hampus Lindholm, the best defenceman the rental market had to offer. Mitch Marner considers the message a GM sends to his dressing room when he makes a significant roster addition for the playoffs. As Predators forward Matt Duchene rushed through the neutral zone with the puck on his blade in the second period, a flat-footed Kase reached to get a piece of him, led with his head and took a blow that spun him around and down. The collision did not appear malicious.
Regardless of Kase’s status, one scary hit reminds fans how badly Toronto’s top six needs everyone healthy. Darren Dreger reported that Dubas considered a package deal with the Blackhawks to bring in Hagel and Vezina-winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury but balked at a steep price that would necessitate parting with blue-chip prospect Matthew Knies in addition to first-round picks.And let’s not forget: Dubas did get a jump on the market by acquiring right-shot defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin from Arizona last month in a salary-dump deal.
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