Alan Strachan is pretty confident that the Toronto Maple Leafs are setting themselves up for a run at John Tavares when he becomes a free agent on July 1st 2018.
I know the Leafs’ plan is to target Tavares. This isn’t sudoku here, trying to figure out an ending. It’s a plan. https://t.co/vD7qFiFzh5
— Alan Strachan (@winsford99) July 12, 2016
This was bound to happen, the same way the Stamkos to Toronto rumors were bound to happen, though two years in advance might be a bit premature.
As it stands now, with Nylander at center, the Toronto Maple Leafs have Matthews-Nylander-Kadri running down the middle.