Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan has told each of the club’s “big 4” forwards they are not likely to be traded this summer, per TSN’s Chris Johnston on “Insider Trading.”
Auston Matthews and William Nylander are entering the final season of their contracts, and are both eligible to sign extensions with the Toronto Maple Leafs starting July 1.
John Tavares and Mitch Marner each have two years remaining on their deals.
The problem for Toronto’s yet-to-be-named general manager is the fact that each of these players has some form of no-trade clause that will be in effect come July 1.