Trade not worth the gamble for Leafs

The best thing for the Toronto Maple Leafs would be for John Ferguson to return from the general managers meetings in Florida this week empty-handed. And for the Leafs' GM to stay empty-handed through the National Hockey League's trade deadline on Feb. 27, at least as far as the biggest prizes go.

Prices are simply too high and the merchandise too suspect for a club such as the Leafs to gamble that giving up draft picks and/or prospects for what it needs, an experienced defenceman or two-way centre, is going to do any good in the playoff drive.

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