Toronto Maple Leafs fan-favorite forward Max Domi is named a surprising trade candidate by The Athletic ahead of the trade deadline.

Matthew Knies joins a long list of injured Leafs that has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the lineup.

Some new lines for the Maple Leafs could indicate that the team is attempting to showcase veteran forward Max Domi ahead of the trade deadline. On Wednesday, we saw the Maple Leafs get thumped by the Columbus Blue Jackets,

The Toronto Maple Leafs called up Fraser Minten from the Toronto Marlies on Thursday morning. Following an injury to John Tavares at practice on Wednesday, it made sense for the club to call up their prospect center who has played in the third-line center spot previously.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the top teams in the NHL, but they are not immune from trade rumors as the deadline approaches. In an attempt to find more of

Domi logged an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube addressed the team’s challenge without their veteran leader ahead of their victory over the Devils. “We’re going to miss everything,” Berube said. “His production, his leadership, his all-situations play. It’s unfortunate — just bad luck in practice. But we have to move on.”

The Leafs announced Thursday that Tavares had been placed on IR while listing him as “week-to-week” to make his return. Per the NHL rulebook, Tavares will be forced to miss at least seven days while on IR.

Identifying the holes in the Leafs' lineup is fairly straightforward. Patching them at the trade deadline? Much less so.

The decision was made by head coach Craig Berube ahead of the matchup against the Senators on Saturday. Full story and projected lineup below:

The forward is falling out of favor and this could be in the cards for him. Full story below:

Max Domi has struggled to provide secondary offense for the Leafs this season and may find himself on his way out of Toronto if he can't turn things around.