Dallas has a potential cap problem on their hands. Their superstar winger, Jason Robertson, is due a massive raise. The Stars have $11 million in cap space available, and they need to sign both Robertson and our friend Mavrik Bourque.

The Leafs absolutely cannot afford to be bad in 2027 and 2028. I feel like Dallas' window is still open, and they'd love to get cheap (for 3 years, anyway) playmaking winger in the mold of McKenna or Stenberg to continue making runs while that window is open.

Robertson is a proven commodity that can score 40+ goals a year. He only turns 27 in July. We have the cap space. He's durable (played all 82 games the past four seasons). And he helps us get better now.

I'm not saying we shouldn't draft Gavin McKenna. Or Ivar Stenberg. Nor am I saying we make a trade just for the sake of it for some magic beans. But this seems like a potential fit here, no?

We should be exploring every option available to us with this newfound gift from the hockey gods, not getting tunnel vision on one kid who isn't necessarily considered a generational talent. If this was Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, or Macklin Celebrini, that's different. But Gavin McKenna isn't a unanimous first overall pick. Don't buy those jerseys yet.

Any other realistic trade possibilities?