Maple Leafs Novel Trade Thesis Could Solve Major Blueline Issues


The Toronto Maple Leafs could find a solution for their blueline issues with this trade thesis involving a major star.

Getty The Toronto Maple Leafs could find a solution for their blueline issues with this trade thesis involving a major star.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent much of the offseason trying to improve their blue line, but there is still one evident problem: They don’t have enough high-end puck-moving defensemen, guys who can break games open.

That’s why there’s one particular trade thesis that could solve this issue, and here’s how it could work out.

Toronto gets:

Erik Karlsson, D

Pittsburgh gets:

Morgan Rielly, D

Topi Niemela, D

2027 second-round pick

The premise is simple. The Maple Leafs move on from Rielly, who

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