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The Toronto Maple Leafs might need to be sellers at the trade deadline after a season of struggles.
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The Edmonton Oilers will certainly be buyers, but they have one veteran forward they wouldn’t mind getting rid of.
That could make these Canadian clubs a match.
NHL Trade Talk’s Spencer Lazary has proposed a deal that could help both sides, one which includes swapping Bobby McMann and Andrew Mangiapane.
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The full proposal from Lazary:
Maple Leafs get:Â Andrew Mangiapane, 2026 2nd-round pick, 2027 2nd-round pick
Oilers get:Â Bobby McMann (50% salary retained by Toronto)
This would be a solid haul for Toronto if it determines McMann, a pending unrestricted free agent, doesn’t want to sign a contract extension with the Leafs.
The Maple Leafs are devoid of young talent for the most part, so a pair of second-round picks would be a solid addition.
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Mangiapane hasn’t panned out for Edmonton, so they ditch that experiment in favor of McMann, who would be an immediate upgrade.
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The main thing that would determine this deal’s winner would be whether Edmonton could get McMann to sign a contract extension there. If they pull that off, the Oilers have a quality forward for the long haul, and it’d also deal a blow to their Canadian rival.
McMann seems likely to be involved in conversations one way or the other. Either he’s getting a new contract, or he might get dealt.
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