Maple Leafs Get $26 Million Forward From Rival
The Maple Leafs have yet to add a forward this offseason, but one trade offer involves a divisional rival middle-six forward.
The PuckPedia PuckGM tool enables users create transactions. One person suggested the Maple Leafs acquire Christian Dvorak from the Montreal Canadiens.
Toronto would acquire Dvorak along with $2.2 million of his $4.5 million salary. The Canadiens receive a prospect, NHL depth defenseman, and draft pick.
Dvorak is finishing his six-year $26.7 million contract. Since losing Tyler Bertuzzi in free agency, the Maple Leafs needed left wing depth. The forward adds that.
Toronto could use Dvorak as a second- or third-line left-winger to add scoring depth. In 30 games, the experienced forward scored 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points. In 452 NHL games,
Dvorak has scored 93 goals and 123 assists for 216 points.Montreal would receive Minten, a projected NHL bottom-six centerman. Minten was drafted in the second round of the 2022 NHL draft and played 4 NHL games in 2023-24.
In the NHL, Timmins is a sixth or seventh defenceman. Despite having one year left on his two-year $2.2 million contract, he doesn't expect a prominent part with Toronto this season.On September 10, Toronto's contract dispute with RFA forward Nick Robertson ended.
Robertson wanted a trade and wouldn't resign because he was unhappy. However, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman said that Robertson and the Maple Leafs signed a one-year $875,000 contract.
Toronto picked Robertson in the second round of the 2019 NHL draft. Skated in 87 games, scoring 17 goals and 17 assists for 34 points.