Sporstnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that the Rangers will try to move Smith to an American team, which makes a move to the Maple Leafs hard to envision unless he has not added Toronto, a bonafide contender, to his eight-team no-trade list.

Breaking down three possible paths the Maple Leafs could take at the deadline: bold, conservative or uninspired.

There aren't a ton of wildly intriguing pieces that the Maple Leafs could get rid of either via trade or by waivers, though there are some likely candidates.

Welcome to another edition of NHL Rumours. The NHL trade deadline is just days away and there is a lot of business to get done for many teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of assets on standby in the event of an inevitable trade.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to strengthen their forward group ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline, but it’s still unknown who they could add to the roster. The Leafs have shown interest in Brayden Schenn and Scott Laughton.

NHL analyst James Mirtle of The Athletic urges the Toronto Maple Leafs to waive a vetran forward ahead of the trade deadline. The post Analyst Urges Maple Leafs to Waive Fan-Favorite Forward Ahead of Trade Deadline appeared first on Heavy Sports.