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The Leafs have some very difficult decisions to make in the next week or so, as the costs of two of their primary trade deadline targets have been revealed.
Linked to a number of forwards ahead of next Friday’s trade deadline, two of the Leafs’ top trade targets may be at the very peak of their price range.
TSN’s Darren Dreger has revealed the asking prices of both Scott Laughton and Brayden Schenn on Tuesday’s edition of ‘Insider Trading’.
“The Maple Leafs do have the assets. The prospect pool is there and other teams like the St. Louis Blues are paying attention,” said Dreger. “[Treliving] is most definitely interested in the captain of the Blues. You also have Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers. The ask, a little bit less. It’s a first-round draft pick or an equal value prospect, unless Philadelphia has to take a player or contract back and then it’s a first, plus.”
The St. Louis Blues reportedly had a high asking price for their captain Brayden Schenn, but with the Flyers’ reported price on Laughton, acquiring Schenn, who is expected to fetch an even higher return, may cost the Leafs too much from their already depleted prospect and draft pick pool.
The Leafs are believed to b3 one of the teams looking to reunite the Schenn brothers, but it would cost them a lot to do so. The price may be prohibitive.
Depending on the diagnosis of Chris Tanev’s injury, the price for a defenseman may go up for Brad Treliving and the Leafs as well, given that teams will know they are desperate to find a stop-gap if the issue keeps Tanev out long-term.
As Treliving continues to navigate the trade market, his next 9 days will be viewed under a microscope as fans hope he can find away to solidify the Leafs’ depth for a lengthy playoff run.