Two primary contenders for Anaheim's Hampus Lindholm's services emerge
While the Toronto Maple Leafs originally appeared to be the early favourites to land Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm, the recent reports of the Ducks' asking price on Lindholm appear to have turned the Leafs off to the idea.
When it comes to the teams who may be willing to pay the steep price, TSN's Darren Dreger revealed on Saturday afternoon that both the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues are making a hard push to acquire Lindholm.
"Trade talks in Anaheim have intensified around Hampus Lindholm. As always, leave room for a surprise club to land him, but St Louis and Boston remain prime contenders.
-Dreger on Lindholm sweepstakes.
-Dreger on Lindholm sweepstakes.
If the Bruins find a way to add Lindholm, it will mean that each of the Leafs' Atlantic Division competitors will have made at least one significant move, while the Leafs have yet to make a move before the deadline - unless you count the acquisition of Ilya Lyubushkin last month.
Some other players that the Leafs have been linked to in the past include Vancouver's J.T. Miller, Arizona's Jakob Chychrun and Seattle's Mark Giordano.
There's still time for the Buds to make a bold move, but by all appearances, Dubas and company are looking at potentially just one more move before Monday's deadline, unless they can move out some salary.
| POLL | ||
MARS 19 | 261 ANSWERS Two primary contenders for Anaheim's Hampus Lindholm's services emerge If the Bruins land Lindholm, what can the Leafs do to pull ahead of BOS, FLA and TB? | ||
| Jakob Chychrun | 44 | 16.9 % |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 36 | 13.8 % |
| Mark Giordano | 76 | 29.1 % |
| The Leafs won't get any of these players | 105 | 40.2 % |
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