I am not sure the Leafs would be interested in that at this time. Hutchinson has won two in a row, which has taken the heat of him a little and Marincin has been good in the place of Muzzin.

I could understand that especially since Hutch only makes $700K. Plus there’s a good chance that Toronto couldn’t make it work cap wise without a secondary cap related trade.

Trade technicially is approved by the league. I'm not sure the Leafs offer Columbus' 3rd though. Particularly for when people come off IR.

Toffoli -for- Joseph, 3rd = Pittsburgh loss. I am not sure what you think Toffoli is, but he is not.

Aberg, Marincin, 3rd -for- DeSmith, Knott, Czuczman
ie: junk, junk, 3rd -for- DeSmith, junk, junk = Pittsburgh loss. DeSmith will be a tilt piece in a bigger deal, or the Pens will keep him until (at least) the summer.

Reilly, Lehkonen - for- Bjugstad, Ruhwedel, 3rd = Pittsburgh win. There is just nothing in that deal to make Montreal want to do it.