Rumblings Picking Up on a Trade in Toronto
In last night's game between the Maple Leafs and the Blackhawks, Connor Bedard, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner failed to add their names to the scoresheet. But other players stepped up. Andreas Athanasiou scored two points, and eight other Hawks scored a point in Toronto's first loss of the season.
However, that's not the only interesting thing that happened at the game.
Blues' GM In Attendance for Leafs VS Hawks
David Pagnotta reported that Doug Armstrong, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, was at the game.
Trade Between Toronto and St. Louis Incoming?
The Maple Leafs and the Blues are both constrained by the salary cap. But Toronto's situation is worse, as they had to use the LTIR to stay within the limit.
That's why it would make more sense if something were brewing between the Blues and the Leafs.
St. Louis could be looking to offload one of their expensive defensemen, like Justin Faulk or Colton Parayko.
Brad Treliving might also be interested in these defensemen, as he has always made it clear he wants to bolster his blue line. Yesterday's game proved that the Leafs definitely need to make a move in that area.
As seen on Hockey Patrol - Trade brewing between the Leafs and a western team
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 17 | 131 ANSWERS Rumblings Picking Up on a Trade in Toronto Do you think the Leafs will get another defenseman before the trade deadline? | ||
| Yes | 106 | 80.9 % |
| No | 25 | 19.1 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||