Big Trade With Vancouver

Why on earth would TO move Rielly for a rental and a truly awful player in Boeser and a 32 year old 7/8 defenceman? They lose the best player and the 3rd best player and 2 3rds. For a 3C they won't resign.

Pretty sure the Canucks have enough high paid LD who are offensively minded lol

Because the leafs are buzzing rn without him. Why not add to the offensive power by rolling the best top 9 in the league and adding some cheaper depth guys on d to slightly improve on what we have now?

They have already mentioned that they are looking to shop Horvat, Boeser is an upgrade from Kerfoot. And Vancouver gets a legit defenceman who is locked up for the long term and has a good price tag.

ROR gives them the best top 9 in the league. Horvat is fine but he doesn't really fit the identity TO has. They are a super strong defensive team and everyone has bought into that identity. Horvat isn't very good defensively, he has a reputation among Canuck fans as being good defensively but there is zero supporting to prove that. On the contrary, his advance stats point to him being well below average defensively. ROR on the other hand has been a Selke candidate for years. He fits Horvat doesn't. I think this year Dubas adds guys who enhance the defensive play and offensive. He won't add someone who adds offence at the cost of defence