Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas didn’t really improve their long-term depth on the blue line at the trade deadline, but admitted that he’ll need to do so around the draft.
On the right side they have pending UFAs in Tyson Barrie and Cody Ceci who will do better elsewhere.
Alex Pietrangelo and the St. Louis Blues want to work out a deal. Other pending right-handed UFAs that have some top-four potential include Sami Vatanen, Travis Hamonic, Mike Green, Dylan DeMelo, Justin Schultz, Chris Tanev and Kevin Shattenkirk.