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The Toronto Maple Leafs are gearing up for a push towards the NHL playoffs and a recent report suggests they might make two young prospects available.When it was reported the Maple Leafs might be willing to move their first-round draft choice before the upcoming trade deadline http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-jack-eichel-jersey , that came as a bit of a shocker considering it wasn't long ago GM Kyle Dubas said he was not going to look to the rental market to boost the fortunes of his team this season. New reports suggest that Dubas has since changed his mind, and while he'd prefer to add a player with term, he's willing to go the rental route if the right deal is there.advertisingThings are even more interesting now as new reports suggest Dubas is really ready to make a push and young prospects, who could be budding stars, Kasperi Kapanen and Andres Johnsson might be available as well. via Toronto StarBob McKenzie confirmed that the Toronto Maple Leafs would consider trading Andreas Johnsson or Kasperi Kapanen if the right situation presented itself. He explained http://www.officialflames.com/authentic-adidas-sean-monahan-jersey , 鈥淚f you鈥檙e gonna get a good defenceman and they obviously want to get a good defenceman, you鈥檝e got to give up something of value.鈥?McKenzie then聽told First Up on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto, 鈥淎nd not only would the first-round pick be in play, but I鈥檝e been saying for quite some time now 鈥?take your pick, but one of Andreas Johnsson or Kasperi Kapanen will be gone too in the most likely scenario.鈥漚dvertisingWhat This MeansIf the Maple Leafs end up moving Kapanen and Johnsson along with their first-rounder Mikkel Boedker Jersey Womens , you know that there is a huge piece coming back to the Maple Leafs and the team is all in on a run for the Stanley Cup this season.Toronto was looking at difficult decisions when it came to a number of their expiring contracts and Kapanen and Johnsson were on that list of players that might be too expensive to keep. Grabbing the defenseman you need plus moving out players you can't afford to keep make sense from a Maple Leafs' perspective. The trick will be, can Toronto land a player they can keep moving forward so that this year isn't the only year they stay a contender?advertising Even with the credibility that Tampa Bay鈥檚 scouting staff built up through the years under the direction of Al Murray, the Lightning had their share of detractors when it came to the selection of Alexander Volkov.Tampa Bay used a 2017 second-round pick on the 6-foot-1, 195-pound Russian right winger and immediately had pundits questioning the selection of a player who didn鈥檛 show up on many scouting services鈥?lists. That鈥檚 because Volkov was an overage pick who was passed over in his first year of draft eligibility and missed a good portion of the 2016-17 season due to injury.Yet, nobody should be surprised that Volkov joined the Lightning organization and made an immediate impact http://www.officialavalanche.com/authentic-adidas-patrick-roy-jersey , leading the Syracuse Crunch with 23 goals as a 20-year-old AHL rookie. And he did so while living in a co... All-Access +All-Access Member AreaPremium content and in-depth analysis from our team of experts exclusively for magazine subscribers. Simply login to unlock the content or become a member for less than $2.50 a month.LoginBecome a Member