The Toronto Maple Leafs are linked to star centerman Dylan Cozens of the Buffalo Sabres ahead of the trade deadline.

Nylander has remained in Toronto since the Maple Leafs drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2014 NHL draft, racking up 583 points in 656 regular-season games and adding 43 points in 54 postseason matchups

In a recent episode of The Sheet, NHL insider Jeff Marek revealed that the Blues almost traded Pietrangelo to the Toronto Maple Leafs for star forward William Nylander. "It wasn't that long ago that it was pretty close, that he [Nylander] was going to St. Louis, and Alex Pietrangelo was going the other way to the Toronto Maple Leafs," Marek said.

The Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly have interest in a new trade target ahead of the March 7 deadline. According to reports from NHL insider Kevin Weekes, the Leafs are among multiple teams expressing interest in acquiring Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens,