{"id":343997,"date":"2026-06-01T11:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=343997"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:49:51","slug":"dreger-spitballs-a-massive-toronto-maple-leafs-st-louis-blues-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/dreger-spitballs-a-massive-toronto-maple-leafs-st-louis-blues-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreger Spitballs a Massive Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Darren Dreger having some fun, spitballs a Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues deal involving the primary overall pick<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Barn Burner<\/a><\/strong>: Darren Dreger says it\u2019s unlikely the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to maneuver the primary overall pick, but having some fun and spitballing, he throughs out the thought of an enormous deal involving the St. Louis Blues.<\/p>\n

** NHLRumors.com transcription<\/em><\/p>\n

Ryan Pinder: \u201cUh, article on Day by day Face Off today. There\u2019s been, uh, 11 times since \u201905 a top 10 pick\u2019s been moved. In order that\u2019s not rather a lot. And only one in every of those has been a top five. So I understand why you\u2019re chortling. In fact, persons are listening. It\u2019s your job as a GM to hearken to people make offers in regards to the assets you’ve gotten. The probabilities of a top five pick actually moving, once within the last 21 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dreger: \u201cI assume, but you already know, so here\u2019s why I\u2019m open to the chance and the speculation on this, since you do have a small window with Auston Matthews. You understand, he\u2019s got two years on his contract, but let\u2019s be honest, we\u2019re next yr. That\u2019s what we\u2019re .<\/p>\n

And, and you already know, in his exit interviews, he, there was nothing threatening about it. There was no, \u2018I\u2019m not coming back, I\u2019m not playing if this doesn\u2019t occur or that doesn\u2019t occur.\u2019 But they strongly, the leaders, Nylander, Tavares, etc. indicated that, okay, well, there\u2019s some pieces that we sure like to usher in here to make us more competitive, right.<\/p>\n

A defenseman, preferably a right shot, and you already know, some help up front, a winger, perhaps a centerman.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Morgan Rielly, and Darnell Nurse<\/p>\n

So, okay, just play with me here. If, if we\u2019re talking about first overall, is there a way of packaging that first pick overall, and perhaps find yourself with Robbie Thomas and Colton Parayko as a part of regardless of the return is coming back? And I don\u2019t know, I mean, is a primary, probably isn\u2019t enough for each those guys, is it? I mean, perhaps you\u2019ve got\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Pinder: \u201cIf it\u2019s first overall, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dreger: \u201cYeah. Hey, why don\u2019t we’ve got some fun and throw (Jordan) Binnington into the equation, and Toronto throws one in every of the goalies, I mean, their American League guys are doing well (Dennis Hildeby and Artur Akhtyamov).<\/p>\n

I mean, but that\u2019s the form of stuff that\u2019s actually fun to take a position on, but I\u2019m still on the side of it\u2019s probably not going to occur.\u201d<\/p>\n

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