Insider Elliotte Friedman Drops A Bombshell Regarding Brad Treliving and The Toronto Maple Leafs Next Move

"Toronto is down three defencemen: Mark Giordano (injured Tuesday, length of time to be determined), John Klingberg (could be rest of the season) and Timothy Liljegren (already out three weeks).

As they consider what to do, the biggest question might be, "Is this the year to spend key assets on rentals?" A less-costly depth option, OK. Someone with term or that you know you can sign, all right. But a pure rental? Do they think that makes sense for this team, this season?"

"He's a Toronto guy, Treliving singed him (in Calgary), I bet you he'll have a good idea of what it will take to keep him (in Toronto)," Friedman said on the 32 Thoughts podcast. "That's the one guy I think Toronto goes hard to get, because even if he's acquired as a rental, I think they're going to be pretty confident they can keep him. But we'll see."