The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to enhance their playoff performance by considering Bryan Rust, a winger from the Pittsburgh Penguins, who has valuable postseason experience. Rust could address the team's scoring depth despite his high contract price of $5.125 million per year for three years. His production statistics over the last four seasons show a significant contribution with 103 goals and 225 points. Moving players like Calle Jarnkrok or David Kampf might allow Toronto to acquire Rust while maintaining a strong offensive roster.
In the last four seasons, Rust has scored 103 goals and 225 points in 274 games, averaging 0.82 points per game. Rust's worst season was 46 points in 81 games, and that is the only season where if he played for all 82 games, he wouldn't score at least 60 points.
The price for Rust is reportedly high, but the 33-year-old winger has three years left on his contract that carries a $5.125-million AAV.
Rust could certainly hang being Auston Matthews's second winger, or even form some rugged, heavy-possession trio.
The Penguins might be the only team in the entire NHL that don't desperately want to improve next season, with eyes on projected first-overall pick Gavin McKenna.
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