Toronto Maple Leafs Look to Enter the Best Buyers Market of All-Time

Connor Bedard played for Team Canada at the World Junior Tournament. He scored nine goals and added 14 assists. Toronto Maple Leafs and 30 other NHL teams watched the tournament.

The NHL will decide where a player goes via lottery. Montreal could get two shots. The most a team can move up is ten spots, so only the 11 worst teams have a shot at Bedard.

The NHL's trade deadline is approaching. Florida is in a good position, but they are three wins from a Wild Card spot. Pittsburgh seems to have a deal whereby they get every second generational player who enters the league. The Toronto Maple Leafs have slowly built a contender and it's time to turn that contender into a winner. The Leafs need to add players and they know that bad teams have motivation to sell their current stars as soon as possible. It should create a nice buyer-friendly market. If they don't have the stomach for that, we should see some fireworks because everyone wants to tank and players like Meir, Karlsson, Horvat are not usually available.