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If a report by TSN's Darren Dreger is accurate Custom Vancouver Canucks Jerseys , the Toronto Maple Leafs may have laid eyes on a target by the trade deadline. That target appears to be Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin.Dreger was on TSN 1050聽speculating on what the Toronto Maple Leafs and GM Kyle Dubas will do as they approach the trade deadline on February 25, 2019. Clearly in need of bolstering their blueline, while a left-handed d-man, Muzzin would certainly improve a defensive corps that, if improved www.officialcapitals.com ,聽could make the Maple Leafs a Stanley Cup contender this season.聽But, the entire management group is having a hard time deciding how willing they are to trade assets for a player like Muzzin.advertising via Jewels From The CrownDreger says that the asking price for Jake Muzzin is a first round pick and a prospect and while recent reports have suggested the Maple Leafs are ok moving both, which prospect becomes the real聽question of concern. Is Muzzin worth moving someone like Kasperi Kapanen? Would the team move Andreas Johnsson for Muzzin?The Maple Leafs have said they'd prefer to move something of value for a player with term, avoiding nabbing a pure rental that the team could lose at the end of the season. Muzzin has one year left at $4 million per season after this year, thus he partially fits that need and does so at an affordable price.advertisingWhat This MeansIf acquired Washington Capitals T-Shirts Authentic , Muzzin becomes an immediate upgrade but someone needs to potentially switch spots on the blue line in Toronto. The Maple Leafs have Morgan Reilly and Jake Gardiner both as left-handed defensemen and Toronto clearly won't give up valuable assets for a player who will slot in on the third pairing.But, in the event Toronto loses Gardiner after this season ends, the Maple Leafs have their top-two lefties set for next season and at a reasonable cap hit. If the team can navigate the next couple months positionally with all these players,聽adding Muzzin might not be a bad plan.advertising RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes terminated the contract of demoted general manager and Hall of Fame player Ron Francis on Monday.The Hurricanes announced the move in a three-sentence statement nearly two months after Francis was reassigned to another front-office position – president of hockey operations – while the team began a search for a new GM that will report directly to new owner Tom Dundon.Francis Washington Capitals Hoodies Authentic , 55, is a four-time All-Star who won the Stanley Cup twice with Pittsburgh in the 1990s and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. He took over as Carolina’s general manager in 2014 after being groomed for the position by former GM Jim Rutherford – who now is trying to win the Cup for a third straight year with the Penguins.The Hurricanes, meanwhile, have not made the playoffs since 2009. Their nine-year postseason drought is one of the longest in NHL history.Francis stockpiled draft picks during the three-plus seasons he spent rebuilding the Hurricanes, but he was criticized for not making enough moves to help the current club and failing to orchestrate a consequential player-for-player trade during that time.One of his biggest offseason acquisitions was a bust Washington Capitals Hats Authentic , with goalie Scott Darling coming in from Chicago and finishing with an NHL-worst save percentage of .888 in the first year of his four-year, $16.6 million contract.The Hurricanes have several key vacancies in their management roster. They’re also searching for a coach after Bill Peters opted out of the final year of his contract earlier this month and subsequently was hired by the Calgary Flames.Carolina was a winner at the draft lottery over the weekend. It holds the No. 2 overall pick in the June draft.The Hurricanes also announced that Joe Nieuwendyk resigned as a pro scout and adviser for the team. Nieuwendyk, a Hall of Fame center who played for two decades, previously spent four years as the Dallas Stars‘ GM.—