"Admittedly, I'm not normally a silver lining type guy, but the Maple Leafs are in a surprisingly good place to be sellers at the trade deadline with a number of useable middle of the lineup players including a couple of pending unrestricted free agents ( Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann) and the Leafs can recoup some assets without touching any of their most impactful players."
"Domi has a lot of underachieving to his name during his time in Toronto but has been on a heater of late. With 20 points in 27 games through December and January so far, Domi is producing at a pace that matches some of his best seasons and at the very least his season numbers are now in line with what can reasonably be expected from Domi throughout his career."
"The inconsistency that Domi has become known for is why the Maple Leafs should explore selling when he's producing (similar to what Chicago did with him previously), and given that the Leafs have other all offence no defence players who bring similar attributes like Nick Robertson and Matias Maccelli, moving on from Domi would be wise at a time when the team clearly needs to make some roster room for a 2026-27 overhaul."
Toronto Maple Leafs 2025-26 season qualifies as a disaster despite predictability. The club can be sellers at the trade deadline, offering middle-of-the-lineup pieces and pending unrestricted free agents Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann to recoup assets without trading top impact players. Max Domi has surged with 20 points in 27 games, restoring production that matches his better seasons and making his $3.75M cap hit reasonable. Domi could draw interest as a potential centre, and retaining salary could improve return. Trading him while productive mitigates inconsistency and creates roster space for a 2026-27 overhaul.
Read at TheLeafsNation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]