NHL Analyst Links Jets to Leafs Duo as Potential Nikolaj Ehlers Replacements

NHL analyst Jeremy Tingly recently revealed that the Jets could look to replace the loss of Nikolaj Ehlers with either Bobby McMann or Nick Robertson of the Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to require a top-six winger after Mitch Marner left for the Vegas Golden Knights in a sign-and-trade.

The majority of the premier free agents now have their contracts, and thus, as a substitute for Mitch Marner, their best solution at this point is via a trade. One of the names getting traction is that of Winnipeg Jets winger Nino Niederreiter.

Leafs Nation columnist Jeremy Tingly opined that the veteran power forward is a potential candidate to be traded to Toronto. Nino Niederreiter is a 32-year-old with a two-year, $4 million cap hit, with no trade protection, and thus, an ideal trade candidate.

Niederreiter would contribute calmness and experience as a veteran leader with 969 games of experience in the NHL and 105 playoff games.

Toronto would be able to fit in Niederreiter's salary under the cap

His salary would also land within Toronto's available cap space of $5 million without having to do a salary dump on epic proportions.

It would be a move motivated by Winnipeg acquiring in return players like Nick Robertson or Bobby McMann, players named by Tingly as leverage, and players who would also serve as a decent replacement for the loss of Nikolaj Ehlers.

'With Nik Ehlers off to Carolina, the Jets would need a return of some help on the wing if Niederreiter was moved,' Jeremy Tingly wrote. 'So perhaps Nick Robertson or Bobby McMann would be of interest.'