Forsberg to the Leafs? He's being shopped and the Leafs now have the space

According to Andy Strickland, the Preds are aggressively shopping top-6 winger Filip Forsberg, who will be a UFA at the end of the season. After the Leafs placed Muzzin on LTIR earlier today, Dubas and company all of a sudden have the cap space and the necessary resources to make a massive splash ahead of or at the trade deadline and while the back end needs another upgrade, who wouldn't say no to the chance to add a left winger like Forsberg to an already loaded forward group?

With just over $5.6 million in cap space, the Leafs could make the numbers work in a deal for Forsberg with some simple retention, as he only carries a cap hit of 6 million for the remainder of the season.

Although Dubas is not keen on rental players, when a player of Forsberg's caliber becomes available, it's almost obligatory to check in on the asking price. Forsberg currently has 26 goals and 44 points in 39 games for the Preds and would help alleviate some of the pressure on Toronto's big four come playoff time, because as we know, if/when the well dries up in the postseason, that's a problem. Not only would Forsberg's talent help solidify the Leafs' top-6, but he is used to the "playoff" hockey all year round, as the Western Conference tends to be a tough and physical conference to play in all year round.

Dubas has come out and said that he doesn't have many bullets in the chamber for the deadline this year and with Forsberg being a UFA at the end of the season, the asking price should be no where near as high as it would be for a player like J.T. Miller, who has another year on his deal after this season.

The coming weeks should be full of intrigue and speculation, but Dubas prefers to make his deals well before the deadline so it would not be surprising if he makes a big splash in the near future. Stay tuned.

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