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Maple Leafs Eye Marchessault Trade to Boost Scoring
12/27/2025
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- The Toronto Maple Leafs are exploring a trade to boost scoring by pursuing Jonathan Marchessault of the Nashville Predators.
- Pierre LeBrun notes that Marchessault, 34, could fit well beside Auston Matthews or John Tavares.
- The Predators might trade him to relieve a $5.5 million cap hit, potentially for a couple of draft picks.
- But the move could complicate a future rebuild after Matthews' contract situation is resolved.
