Maple Leafs Eye Bold Blue-Line Swing in Roster Reset

Toronto is digging into the trade market with a familiar kind of summer urgency, and the blue line is once again in the spotlight. The Maple Leafs are looking at a $60 million defenseman as they sort through a broader roster overhaul, which tells you this isn’t just a tinkering job at the margins. The front office appears to be weighing risk against need, and those are the kinds of decisions that usually get loud fast in Toronto.