Six potential trade fits for the Toronto Maple Leafs to replace Jake Muzzin
Given the list below, Dubas may have to stray from his preference of not acquiring rental players, since there are seemingly very few defensemen with term available. Teams that have steady defensemen are in the business of hanging onto them, unless there is a significant premium paid. And it’s not as if Dubas, in the last year of his contract without an extension, should be thinking much beyond this season anyway.
With Muzzin’s injury, the Leafs have the ability to jump the market and acquire Klingberg. It’s been a miserable start for the rebuilding Ducks, who are tied for the fewest points in the league. He is a strong skater and defender, a really well-rounded player who would instantly improve the power play.
Gavrikov is probably close to a stylistic opposite from Klingberg. Gavrikov is the quintessential defensive defenseman. He has size and reach, he blocks shots and he kills plays. He’s not quite worthy of the term “shutdown” guy, but he holds his own. If you look back in Toronto’s playbook under Kyle Dubas, a similar style of player has already been targeted and acquired in Ilya Lyubushkin, who has since moved on to Buffalo.
Of all the players on this list, Soucy is the one player who might not be available. Yet. The Kraken have exceeded expectations this season and bounced back in a big way after a tough expansion entrée. Their grasp on an early season playoff position may be tenuous in the Pacific Division, but they’re in the mix. That’s important for the franchise to establish a competitive baseline – and it means GM Ron Francis and Co. probably aren’t willing to be plucking off pieces from the roster.
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