The Toronto Maple Leafs are gearing up for a huge trade deadline, and according to a Sportsnet analyst, that may mean moving one of their top prospects.

The Toronto Maple Leafs missed out yet again on another crucial pickup for the end of season stretch as Brandon Saad is expected to sign with Vegas. While

The St. Louis Blues officially parted ways with forward Brandon Saad and the veteran will officially become a free agent on Friday, meaning all NHL teams will have a fair shot at landing him. One of those franchises, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is among the teams expected to make a strong push to sign him.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers appear to be in a dogfight for Saad, the latest player to hit the mid-season free agent market.

As Bissonnette explained on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs should pursue the signing of new Carolina Hurricanes forward Mikko Rantanen if he gets to free agency and Toronto lets Mitch Marner walk.

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1.

Leafs answered our poll. In part 1, we reveal the teammates most Leafs would like to be stuck with in an elevator, and more.

Returns to minors

The Wild have struggled since the injuries to these two occurred, winning just four of the 10 games since Brodin was injured, allowing 31.3 shots per game, and ranking 30th in GAA while allowing four or more goals in seven of the 10 outings.

Captaining Canada is nothing new for Sidney Crosby. He did it at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and led the team to titles in each of those tournaments.