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Breaking down three possible paths the Maple Leafs could take at the deadline: bold, conservative or uninspired.

There aren't a ton of wildly intriguing pieces that the Maple Leafs could get rid of either via trade or by waivers, though there are some likely candidates.

The Maple Leafs weren’t aggressive enough on the ice and, with the clock ticking down to the trade deadline, have yet to get aggressive off it either.

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ status as projected buyers ahead of Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline is a privileged position and a familiar one for nearly a decade.

Pulling off this type of deadline deal, however, would likely involve moving a first-round pick, top prospects and possibly a roster player such as Nick Robertson or Max Domi, as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said while appearing on "Leafs Morning Take" on Tuesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to add another forward by the trade deadline, but it remains unknown who that could be.

In this piece, we dive into 3 forwards that the Maple Leafs could target to help with their lack of depth scoring

With limited cap space, the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to maneuver three-team trades to facilitate a big trade deadline acquisition via salary retention by a third party. The Leafs have just over $101,000 in cap space, which could restrict their ability to take on high-salary players without salary retention from another franchise.

Once again, the Buffalo Sabres find themselves at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and near the bottom of the NHL as a whole. With a disappointing 24-30-6 record, totalling just 54 points, they enter yet another trade deadline facing major questions.