The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed enforcer Ryan Reaves on waivers as Friday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline approaches. The Leafs needed to free up some cap space ahead of the deadline. Enter Reaves. Assuming the 38-year-old clears,

Friday’s NHL trade deadline is approaching fast, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are bound to make a move. A trade for Toronto will likely consist of an asset considered for the future.

With the NHL trade deadline approaching, Auston Matthews made his expectations clear. He wants the Toronto Maple Leafs to add pieces for a playoff push. Following his coach Craig Berube's stated desire "to better our team" ahead of the deadline,

Breaking down three possible paths the Maple Leafs could take at the deadline: bold, conservative or uninspired.

Amid all the uncertainty surrounding who the Toronto Maple Leafs might target and what assets they’d be willing to give up ahead of Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline, there appears to be at least some clarity over what the club’s shopping list may look like.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to Scott Laughton ahead of the trade deadline, and now we know this is not the first time they have pursued the Flyers forward. According to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta, Toronto was close to acquiring Laughton two years ago at the NHL Draft before ultimately deciding against the deal.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be looking to add to their roster as the trade deadline approaches and need some space to make moves. Before looking to pull off any big trades, the Maple Leafs have placed veteran forward Ryan Reaves on waivers.

You’ll read a common refrain from our trade deadline coverage, which we know to be a truism: good teams know how to maximize their contention window, not all trades are created equal and draft capital doesn’t matter for teams that need to win-now.