Boston Bruins rival the Maple Leafs are set to trade for game-changing player

The Toronto Maple Leafs have 6 important players set to be free agents in Max Domi, Tyler Bertuzzi, Joel Edmundson, T.J. Brodie and Ilya Samsonov. Brad Treliving has a lot of big decisions to make heading into free agency.

David Pagnotta has linked the Toronto Maple Leafs to a game-changing player in Brett Pesce.

Brett Pesce has proven himself to be a solid shut down defenseman with the Carolina Hurricanes and could be one of the pieces the Maple Leafs are missing to make a serious run as the Maple Leafs have been missing a solid shut down defenseman.

There are rumours going around the Maple Leafs might make a trade to acquire his rights before July 1st hits and try to negotiate a contract with him.

Pesce is coming off a six-year $24,150,000 contract and might be looking to get something similar to that.

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