While Bunting fit in well with Matthews and Marner last season, there has been a constant rotation of forwards who play with Tavares and Nylander, and Kyle Dubas thinks he may have found the perfect fit who could also come at a very cheap rate.
According to Elliotte Friedman, the Maple Leafs are interested in acquiring Frank Vatrano from the Anaheim Ducks:
Friedman on 32TP: "All I've heard from the Ducks is Toronto having some interest in Frank Vatrano, which I think makes a lot of sense, left-hand shot, guy can score, but someone said to me they can't even do at 50%, it's 1.8M, it's not something they think they can fix"� NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) November 21, 2022
Vatrano is only 28 years old so he has a lot of good hockey left in him, but he is a few seasons removed from his season high 24 goal campaign. Perhaps on a high calibre Maple Leafs offense, Vatrano can recover his scoring touch:
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27 NOVEMBRE | 159 ANSWERS REPORT: Toronto Maple Leafs interested in TRADING for former 24 goal scorer Should the Leafs trade for him? | ||
yes | 73 | 45.9 % |
no | 86 | 54.1 % |
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