Dion Phaneuf could be leaving the train wreck that is the Toronto Maple Leafs, if team president Brendan Shanahan can find a team willing to cough up a first-round pick.
That's the word from Canada, as rumors include the possibility of just about every player wearing the leaf.
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Reports started flying last week the Leafs are ready to engage in a massive overhaul of a dysfunctional roster and can't win. We're talking fire sale here, according to The Globe and Mail of Toronto.
Sportsnet.ca offers five possible destinations for Phaneuf, including both the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. The Kings' potential offers include Mike Richards.
More interested in offense? Phil Kessel is the odd sock in the Leafs laundry, and Sportsnet has a fistful of options. The most intriguing could be the St. Louis Blues, who have to stay ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks in their division and topple the Nashville Predators. The attraction could be the wealth of young Blues forwards, but if the Leafs are interested in a veteran center in return it's a good possibility the Blues would part with Patrik Berglund.
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Kessel would provide the scoring Berglund can't, but comers Ty Rattie and Robby Fabbri might be a better fit in the Leafs' needs. The Blues believe they can get a first-round pick for Berglund. They would be better served with Kessel.
The Toronto Star has an must-read take on Kessel, who is capable of scoring 30 goals a season. It says Kessel's biggest sin is he isn't Mats Sundin.
Then, there are the Edmonton Oilers. Their blend continues to produce more smoke than heat, so it would be interesting to see Nail Yakupov or Jordan Eberle head east in exchange for Phaneuf.
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Get ready for two weeks of speculation about the Leafs. Chips will fly as Shanahan puts the ax to his team.
Here's the catch with trading Phaneuf: His contract runs six more years at $7 million a year, trade rumor king Lyle Richardson notes. Teams with tight cap figures are either out of the picture or must make significant deals to clear room.