The Toronto Maple Leafs were nonparticipants in the 2014 NHL trade deadline. While the team had made some moves leading up to the deadline, such as adding defender Tim Gleason and sending Mark Fraser to the Edmonton Oilers, it was quiet on deadline day in Canada's largest city.
With basically no cap space available to him, general manager Dave Nonis would have had to make a hockey deal in shedding salary before adding to his roster. His post-deadline press conference with some explanations can be found here.
Looming in the background is the fact that Dave Bolland is expected to return to the club from injury, although the timeline has been extended. Essentially, he will become the second-line centre many of us believe the Leafs need to make some noise in this spring's playoffs, and it will feel like the Leafs are getting a new player with how long he has been injured.
The Leafs' two greatest areas of need were on the point and up the middle. Bolland's return should offer a lot of hope to Leafs fans, though, as he will bring a dynamic element to the team. Nazem Kadri can be used in more of an offensive role, ...
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Were the Toronto Maple Leafs Wise to Stand Pat at the 2014 NHL Trade Deadline?
March 6th, 2014 by James Onusko Leave a reply »
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