With Toronto Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua set to return, the team should trade him for Nashville Predators defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. Joshua has not played at all this season for the Maple Leafs due to an abdominal injury. He just…
Writer Adam Martin proposes a trade pitch sending Toronto Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua and a 2027 sixth-round draft pick to the Nashville Predators in exchange for veteran defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. Martin argues the swap would provide Toronto with needed defensive depth while addressing a surplus of bottom-six forwards.
Joshua recently finished an AHL conditioning stint following an abdominal injury, while Lyubushkin has appeared in only one game for Nashville this season on an expiring $3.25 million contract. The proposed permanent trade would see the salaries match, with Martin suggesting the draft pick balances Joshua's additional contract year.
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