TSN Overdrive Issues Giant Warning to Brad Treliving in Regards to Recent Stanley Cup Winner
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has a ton of trade deadline targets, although one of them has the hosts on TSN Overdrive feeling a bit conflicted.
One of the players at the top of Brad Treliving's trade board right now is none other than Brayden Schenn, the captain of the St. Louis Blues.
The center won a Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019 under the leadership of head coach Craig Berube, who is now the head coach of the Maple Leafs. Needless to say, the connection makes a lot of sense.
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Overall, Treliving is trying to acquire a third line center and Schenn is the perfect player to fill that role given his 12 goals and 36 points this season.
However, the cost to acquire Schenn is quite high as reports suggest that the Maple Leafs general manager would have to give up a first or second round pick, as well as Fraser Minten or Easton Cowan.
During a segment on TSN Ovedrive, Jeff O'Neill and Bryan Hayes had a stark warning for Treliving, noting that this price is just way too high for a third-line center.
Although Schenn would be a fantastic addition to this team, the TSN Overdrive panel feels as though the cost is too astronomical when you consider what you're getting in return.
O'Neill even made the argument that back in the day, those kinds of assets would net you a star-level talent like Jaromir Jagr.
If the Blues are sellers and the Maple Leafs are desperate to buy, then there is no doubt the former is going to up the price on Schenn to ridiculous levels.
It is going to be up to Treliving to navigate this situation and make sure he doesn't put the team in a bad situation going forward.
That said, this is the closest the Leafs have had to a Stanley Cup contending team in a while and if there was ever a time to make roster improvements, it would be right about now.
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FEVRIER 28 | 192 ANSWERS TSN Overdrive Issues Giant Warning to Brad Treliving in Regards to Recent Stanley Cup Winner Do you believe the Toronto Maple Leafs would be smart to trade for Brayden Schenn? | ||
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