The Toronto Maple Leafs intend to retain key elements of their attacking core in the near term, which hasn’t stopped some observers from circulating rumors, and according to one of them, the bill will be high for one of the talented players from the Ontario roster.
Brad Treliving, who was hired by the Leafs as general manager last week, said he has no plans to trade the Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner and William Nylander despite the club’s second-round elimination in the recent playoffs . Except that in the case of the fourth player in this group, there is still a lot of speculation and the Swede is the hockey player most likely to leave the Queen City among the main offensive weapons, according to podcast team The Grind Line Podcast.
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According to journalist Ansar Khan and the same source, the Detroit side will ask for defenseman Moritz Seider if the Red Wings want to sign him. Surely DG Steve Yzerman will have to think twice before going down this route. Seider won the Calder Trophy, which earned National League Rookie of the Year, in his debut season in 2021-22. The 22-year-old picked up 42 points in 82 games last season.
Nylander, 27, has 40 goals and 47 assists in the same number of games, for 87 points. He will be paid nearly $7 million next year before claiming full autonomy in the summer of 2024.