TheLeafsNation Top 25 of 2020: #6 — Two Leafs make their way onto the TSN Trade Bait Board
By Zach Laing
3 years agoWelcome to the yearly wrap up of the top read articles over the last year!
When TSN reveals a new Trade Bait Board, all eyes are on it.
And on Sept. 1, TSN’s dropped their first of the offseason and two Leafs made the list — Andreas Johnsson and Frederik Andersen.
TLN editor Jon Steitzer wrote about it and it was the sixth most-read article of the year.
Here’s what Steitzer wrote:
17. Andreas Johnsson
This really does come as much of a surprise, as the Leafs have capable wingers willing to work for cheap in the form of Robertson, Barabanov, and Korshkov. Replacing Johnsson and Kapanen with cheap entry level deal players that at the very least will be able to cover off the underwhelming 2019-20 seasons of Kapanen and Johnsson and at best match their 2018-19 career best years, seems like a no brainer.Johnsson probably isn’t going to land the Leafs a mid-1st round pick, but there’s a good chance that he could be part of a worthwhile package for an area of need for the Leafs.19. Frederik Andersen
I really feels like we’re past the point of no return with Andersen returning to the Leafs. There is some established interest in him around the league, there hasn’t been anything as far as reassurances from the Leafs to Andersen that they want to get him re-signed, and playing next season knowing that he’s unlikely to be a Leaf after that.Andersen seems to have some good value around the league and the Leafs may have some replacement options to chase after in free agency if they move on. The pipe dream of picking up another 1st for Andersen seems like the dream.
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