"This time of year, you see teams adding and you want to add as well," Matthews said before an ugly 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

With the NHL trade deadline approaching, Auston Matthews made his expectations clear—he wants the Toronto Maple Leafs to add pieces for a playoff push. Following his head coach's comments on the same day,

The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and all is quiet on the Toronto Maple Leafs side of things. General manager Brad Treliving has made it clear that his top priority is to acquire a centre and reports indicate this is his priority,

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

“The Leafs aren't shopping roster players like Domi (13-team no-trade clause), Nick Robertson and Dewar (both pending RFA), or Alex Steeves (pending UFA). They'd prefer to keep this depth,” Fox wrote. “If salary must be shed to bring in a player with term, however, these non-core forwards are hardly untouchable.”

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

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 need to make a splash at the NHL Trade Deadline this year. Whether or not it'll happen, is a different story. Being a Toronto Maple Leaf

Yanni Gourde is a name that keeps popping up when discussing a center addition for the Toronto Maple Leafs at the deadline.