As with almost any big-name player that either hits free agency or becomes available for a possible trade, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to Chicago Blackhawks star winger Patrick Kane.
At some point, just about any star player is going to be linked with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In large part this is tied to a fanbase that is dying for play-off success but also one desperate for any sort of hockey news in the doldrums of late summer.
Of course, the most recent two big names were coming from free agency and were both lined up as homecoming heroes, which certainly wouldn’t quite be the case with a Buffalo-born Patrick Kane.