Luke Fox of Sportsnet: If the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to LTIR Morgan Rielly and Cody Ceci for the rest of the season, gain the $6,5 million in cap space, and then make a big move, GM Kyle Dubas said “We would want someone to move the needle for us.”
In that group would be Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba and Anaheim Ducks Josh Manson. Rental defensemen like Brenden Dillon, Ron Hainsey, and Sami Vatanen wouldn’t fall into the ‘move the needle’ category.