Former top-five pick linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a one-for-one trade
Nick Robertson has now officially requested a trade, so could the Los Angeles Kings look to land him in a surprise one-for-one deal?
The Toronto Maple Leafs have long been expected to deal Nick Robertson to add more depth and experience to their roster, and now they may have found their deal after he officially requested a trade.
Both need a change of scenery, and LA could utilize Robertson's scoring better. Turcotte could slot in the the Leafs' bottom-six nicely.
Who do you think would win this trade?
The latest proposal suggests a one-for-one swap with underperforming former top pick Alex Turcotte, who has managed just 32 games in the NHL over the past three seasons, despite showing plenty of talent and production with the AHL's Ontario Reign. The 23-year old was the No. 5 overall pick back in the 2019 NHL Draft, but just hasn't performed the way anyone in LA would have hoped, and with Quinton Byfield taking a step towards stardom in 2023/24, his lack of production becomes even more pronounced.
While Robertson hasn't blown Turcotte's production out of the water, he's found a little more success in the NHL, and while it's likely that LA would need to add an asset to this pick to make a deal happen, it would get the disgruntled Robertson somewhere that he may have a chance of playing while adding depth to the Maple Leafs lineup.
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 23 | 328 ANSWERS Former top-five pick linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a one-for-one trade Who would win a potential Robertson-for-Turcotte trade? | ||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 139 | 42.4 % |
| Los Angeles Kings | 189 | 57.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||