Dumoulin is in the final year of his two-year $6.3 million deal with the Ducks. The veteran defenseman can be a second or third-pairing for Toronto and add some more depth to the blue line. Dumoulin won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

Speaking on TSN 1050’s "First Up" podcast and writing a column over The Athletic, Johnston revealed that the Leafs are “reasonably aggressive” in their approach to the trade market, with center depth identified as a priority months ago.

O'Reilly played with Toronto in 2023, scoring three goals and six assists for nine points in 11 playoff games, as the Maple Leafs' third-line center. He might be interested in a return given he won the Stanley Cup with Craig Berube in St. Louis.

On the latest episode of TSN’s NHL Insider Trading, Darren Dreger talked about how the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for help down the middle. It has been widely reported that the Maple Leafs are searching for another third-line center to play behind Auston Matthews and John Tavares,