Survivor Toronto: Who Will Be the Sole Maple Leafs Survivor?

All of these guys are having respectable seasons but management and fans are starting to feel like its time for both sides to move on. Antropov is on pace for a career season and was regarded to be the only top six forward by then general manager Cliff Fletcher.

Burke now believes Antropov isn't worth re-signing and would rather trade him and not lose him for nothing.

Ponikarovsky has never really broken out into a great player, but has the potential to score 20 goals a season. Too often than not he does things one night and then goes quiet the next, and that quietness sometimes lasts awhile.

Stajan had always been said to be the future captain of this team because of his maturity and leadership. He too is having a career season and many people feel Toronto should trade him while his value is high.

Likelihood:

Antropov - 50/50, could get dealt at the deadline or could be lost to free agency in July. Asking price is said to be a first round pick and teams may not be willing to pay that.

Ponikarovsky - 50/50, teams could be looking to add a big body with scoring touch. Deal is attractive and has one year left for $2.1 million. If Antropov is too steep a risk, teams could call for Poni.

Stajan - Not likely, similar circumstances to Moore. He would be a third line guy on a good team, so return won't be great.

Last but not least is one of the more important positions on the team, goal-tending. Vesa Toskala seems to have fallen out of favour with Toronto and hasn't quite played like he did last year. Maybe a change of scenery would be good for Toskala and he's been playing a bit better as of late so stock could be on the rise.

Likeliness:

Toskala: Not going anywhere, no interest in him. Would leave a hole in their goal-tending which Toronto has paid too dearly for in the past. Holding on to him until Pogge develops or someone better becomes available.

The next few days leading up to the deadline will be interesting ones indeed. These players on this list could be moved or other players not on this list could be move. One thing is for sure, Toronto won't be standing pat come March 4.

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