The Globe and Mail: James Mirtle suggests the Toronto Maple Leafs should dump players moving out of their prime such as Stéphane Robidas, Joffrey Lupul, Tyler Bozak and Roman Polak. Eat half the salary on disastrous deals such as David Clarkson’s simply to get them off the books. Explore what you can get for Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel.
StarTribune: Bad goaltending has the Minnesota Wild exploring trade market. The Wild has the second-lowest save percentage only to lowly Edmonton. GM Fletcher could target Carolina’s Cam Ward, San Jose’s Antti Niemi, Buffalo’s Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth, Edmonton’s Viktor Fasth and St. Louis’ Martin Brodeur.
TSN: Bob McKenzie claims there’s speculation Boston Bruins winger Loui Eriksson could be on the move and the Vancouver Canucks could have interest in him.
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The Leafs piss me off. Blow up the team and let’s rebuild once again! Too bad our record is decent enough that will will not get McDavid.