Will the Maple Leafs make a big trade?

Yesterday, Kyle Dubas met the media, and talked trading in a very forthright way.

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The video is included in that post, but for those who like to read, MLHS has you covered:

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I think Dubas’s remarks sounded like a plea to the GMs of the NHL to call him, call him now, and make him a good offer, not their junk third-liner for a high price. He needs to upend the traditional timing of the trade deadline because he doesn’t want a player joining the Leafs two weeks after April 12. He wants that person in Toronto now, where even in quarantine, they can be discussing things with staff.

But a big deal has a big price. And he said he’d trade a top prospect (for the right return went unsaid, but we should all take that as read). So how high up the prospect ladder are you willing to go for a good player back?

How big a prospect are you willing to lose?

Considering making a big deal and actually doing it are two different things. What do you actually expect.

What do you expect in a trade?

Almost any deal requires some cap space to be made. How high up the ladder are you willing to go on removing someone from the roster? Most people just say Alexander Kerfoot, like he doesn’t actually do anything on the team, and they leave it at that.

Are you comfortable with that? Or would you be okay with that if the player coming back is a centre?

Moving Kerfoot is on everyone’s mind, is that wise?

How do you expect to feel the day after the deadline?

After the deadline I will feel...