The Maple Leafs are acquiring $25 million in a blockbuster deal as part of a trade pitch.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not yet made any offseason additions to their forward corps, and according to one trade pitch, they will be getting two forwards from the Anaheim Ducks. One user suggested a transaction that would see the Maple Leafs acquire Ryan Strome and other players in a blockbuster. PuckPedia is a website where users can make their own trades using a new tool called PuckGM.

Maple Leafs get:

• Ryan Strome
• Brett Leason
• Ducks receive: Liljegren, Timothy Topi Niemela, Florida’s second-round selection in 2025 The proposed trade would see Toronto receive a draft pick, two young defenseman, and forwards Strome and Leason.

The third year of Strome’s five-year, $25 million contract is about to begin. He would instantly establish himself as one of the Maple Leafs’ top six forwards and increase the team’s scoring total. He skated in 79 games during the previous season, scoring 41 points with 11 goals and 30 assists. Leason, on the other hand, could play on Toronto’s third line after finishing the previous season with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points in 68 games with Anaheim.

Anaheim, meanwhile, would get a draft pick which helps their rebuild as well as two young defensemen in Liljegren and Niemela.

Just 25 years old, Liljegren was selected in the first round of the 2017 NHL draft. This offseason, he inked a $6 million, two-year contract extension with Toronto. His name has continued to come up in trade talks even after he signed the deal. During the previous campaign, the Swede played in 55 games for the Maple Leafs, tallying 23 points with 3 goals and 20 assists. While Niemela is one of the Leafs’ best defensive prospects, it looks like he won’t be able to make it to the NHL. Niemela played in the AHL past season, earning 8 goals and 31 assists for 39 points in 68 games. He was selected in the third round of the 2020 NHL draft.

This winter, Liljegren was the focus of trade rumors; nonetheless, the Swede agreed to a two-year agreement with Toronto. Liljegren made it plain he intended to stay in Toronto after he signed the agreement with the Maple Leafs. On July 1, Liljegren told the journalists, “I feel good.” “I’m glad we finished it, Toronto was always the place I wanted to be.”

Liljegren has participated in 196 NHL games, scoring 65 points (14 goals, 51 assists) throughout that time. Former NHL Coach Dismissive of Ducks Decisions Due to their ongoing rebuild, Anaheim is among the worst clubs in the NHL. But because general manager Pat Verbeek remained silent in free agency, the Ducks did not support their team throughout the summer. Although Robby Fabbri and Brian Dumoulin were acquired by Anaheim through trades, Bruce Boudreau, the former NHL head coach, has criticisms for Anaheim’s actions.