A pivot that brings vision, size and leadership would seem like a player every team would love to obtain. The resume that Ryan Getzlaf has built is quite impressive at the age of 26. Although after seeing him without a bucket on it would be tough to tell he is just entering his prime as a hockey player. A stanley cup winner already, the experience he has already gained would help a team that hasn't made it to the dance in a few years.
The thing is that the leafs would have to give up Nazem Kadri and/or Luke Schenn. If it is true that the superstar is on the market, this is a big decision for the Leafs GM to give up on two potential cornerstones and maybe a 1st rounder. The chances of either of these two players becoming the player that Getzlaf is seems unlikely though.
The time is now to go after a big fish and turn this team into a Stanley Cup contender rather than a fringe play-off team. Both Schenn and Kadri will be missed but the first line will become one of the best lines in the league if it isn't close already. The emergence of Joe Colborne has made Kadri an easier trade option. The log jam on defence and Gardiner and Franson's strong play has made it easier to consider moving Schenn.
This all sounds fine and dandy but why on earth would a team give up on a player with the pedigree of Getzlaf. Let's keep our fingers crossed that his slow start will open up trade negotiations between the Ducks and Leafs who seem to be talking all the time.
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