GM Brad Treliving and his front office shouldn't be so cautious and unimaginative in their approach. The Leafs need something bolder.

That foursome includes team captain Auston Matthews, former captain John Tavares, winger Mitch Marner and center William Nylander. The latter, however, was close to getting moved by Toronto a few years ago.

In a recent episode of The Sheet, NHL insider Jeff Marek revealed that the Blues almost traded Pietrangelo to the Toronto Maple Leafs for star forward William Nylander. "It wasn't that long ago that it was pretty close, that he [Nylander] was going to St. Louis, and Alex Pietrangelo was going the other way to the Toronto Maple Leafs," Marek said.