Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Forward Josh Leivo loves being a Maple Leaf, but he wants to play. He hasn’t been in the lineup since New Year Eve, and it was reported on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday night that he’s asked for a trade.
“Josh is a player who would stand in front of a train for the Toronto Maple Leafs,” Leivo’s agent, Ian Pulver, said Sunday. “Josh was drafted by the Leafs and he wants to be a long-time Leaf. He would love to be in the lineup u202aMonday nightu202c and every night thereafter.