The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the verge of being one of the league's leading Stanley Cup contenders. Strangely enough, the move that might put them over the top could be trading their leading scorer and franchise player, Auston Matthews.
The argument for this bold suggestion is threefold:
Moving Matthews would free up a lot of cap space required to keep him when his entry-level contract expires at the end of the 2018-19 season.
It would help the team acquire the top-pair defenseman, whom they need far more urgently than a high-scoring forward.