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A new report shows that the Montreal Canadiens want a physical power forward and with the Maple Leafs looking to sell, it could be a perfect fit for Bobby McMann.
As the Toronto Maple Leafs look towards a potential retooling of the team, a lot of discussion has come about regarding who should stay and who should go as the team looks to make several changes.
One of those players is Bobby McMann, who has really come into his own over the past season and a half not only showing a ton of offensive potential, but has coupled it with breakneck speed and underrated physicality.
Toronto may have a trade partner in their biggest rivals
One team who is reportedly looking for a player like McMann so happens to be one who Toronto rarely makes deals with but could end up biting the bullet and making a deal with their biggest rivals — Montreal.
A new report from Pierre LeBrun revealed that Montreal is in the market for a physical top-six winger who can add some flexibility and versatility to their lineup:
They could still trade for a center…I don’t feel that internally they view it with the same urgency; if they went out and got a top 6 winger who has some physicality, that would address just as much of a need at this point.
If that’s the case, then McMann seems like a perfectly suitable option for GM Kent Hughes and the Maple Leafs need to seriously consider a deal especially knowing what Montreal has.
Toronto should genuinely see if Montreal and McMann are a fit
They have eight picks this upcoming draft alone, not to mention a slew of picks in the next two years. If Montreal isn’t feeling the whole Joshua Roy experience, then he could be a piece headed back with a mid-range pick in order to get McMann.
Or, if they were a bit more proactive looking at the blueline, they should see if Hughes would be willing to part with either Owen Protz or Adam Engstrom although that might take a little more than just McMann; but it would help reshape their blueline for the future.
This is the time for the Maple Leafs to accept defeat and see where they can get the best deal possible and that may lie with their century old enemies.
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