Story byBilly HeyenFri, January 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM UTC·2 min readMaple Leafs, Jets predicted to battle for trade for 29-year old Oilers forward originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. How's this for an all-Canada NHL trade rumor?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets are believed to be the top-two contenders to land a forward from the Edmonton Oilers. It's the kind of move that may not make headlines south of the Canadian border but would be a big trade up north. The player rumored to be on the block is Andrew Mangiapane, the 29-year old Oilers forward. The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun thinks Mangiapane would be a fit for the Jets."Made a healthy scratch earlier this week by the Oilers, the writing appears to be on the wall for the 29-year-old winger in Edmonton. It just hasn’t been a fit," LeBrun writes.
