Tyler Bertuzzi's replacement potentially found for the Maple Leafs

Tyler Bertuzzi was a key member of the Leafs forward group last season, and now that he's gone, Toronto needs to look for his replacement, and they believe they may have found him: Nikolaj Ehlers of the Winnipeg Jets. Ehlers was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, one spot after William Nylander.

Ehlers has put up 457 points in his career so far, but his most impressive stat is his career +/- rating of +92, which proves how well he plays in his own end.

A player as good as Ehlers means Winnipeg surely wouldn't want to get rid of him, right? On the contrary, as he is entering the final year of his contract and hasn't been getting the ice time he was hoping for. On the Leafs side, Nick Robertson has publicly asked for a trade, so it would be interesting to see if the Leafs would include him in a deal to acquire Ehlers.

The Leafs are in win now mode, and with Auston Matthews and William Nylander in their prime, GM Brad Treliving will need to to whatever he can to ensure they make a deep run in the playoffs, and adding Ehlers would surely help with that.

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A potential Tyler Bertuzzi replacement in Toronto