GettyTrade pitch has Maple Leafs acquiring Adam Pelech.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the top teams in the NHL and a trade pitch has them adding a star defenseman to bolster its blue line.
The website PuckPedia‘s PuckGM tool lets users create their own trades. One user proposed a deal that would see the Maple Leafs acquiring Adam Pelech from the New York Islanders.
Islanders acquire:
- Simon Benoit
- Nick Robertson
- 2026 first-round pick
The proposed deal would be a blockbuster as Toronto acquires a shutdown defenseman and a gritty forward for two young players and a first-round pick.
Pelech is in the fourth year of an eight-year $46 million deal. The defenseman would immediately bolster the Maple Leafs blue line. Pelech is 30 years old and from Toronto so he would get to play for his hometown team. This season, he’s skated in 11 games recording 0 goals and 4 assists.
MacLean could be a gritty fourth-line forward for Toronto. The veteran forward has skated in 16 games recording 0 goals and 2 assists this season.
In return, the Maple Leafs would deal a first-round pick and Benoit who could replace Pelech. Benoit is a solid defensive defenseman who’s in the first year of a three-year $4.05 million deal.
Robertson, meanwhile, has struggled to find his footing in the NHL. The former second-round pick would add some skill and scoring to the Islanders’ lineup.
Robertson a Likely Trade Candidate for the Maple Leafs
Robertson requested a trade this summer but ended up signing a one-year deal with Toronto.
However, Robertson has been a healthy scratch at times and his name has come back up in trade rumors.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli said on Daily Faceoff Live that Robertson is a likely trade candidate for the Maple Leafs.
“I’ve said it before, Leafs fans can continue to hate, or whatever it might be,” Seravalli said. “Nick Robertson was a healthy scratch this week. (He) remains a candidate to be moved if the Leafs can find the right value in return for him. He’s been unable to be elevated in that Leafs lineup for any sustained period of time.”