tavares wants in toronto

If they sign JT, Bozak, Komarov, JVR, Gardiner are all gone

well komarov jvr and bozak are already probably gone

ya the 3 ufas were gone this year anyway. And i don't think there is a leaf fan out there that likes gardiner(I like him but after game 7 i can understand the hate). Behind RIelly the D is gonna be a question mark anyway. Dermott looks good, Zaitzev is a big question mark, Liljegren is looking great but won't be ready for another year, and the rest is veterans. So ya, Gardiner is gone too but it may or may not be a big deal

Any team in the NHL would be improved dramatically if they landed JT, but it's not what the Leafs need. If they are willing to shell out 10m+, they might as well go out and try to get John Carlson and save some money in the process

I disagree. The penguins didn't need phil vessel when they got him but he helped win that tam a cup. I know he isn't the main reason but I'm not sure they could have won back 2 back without him. I know Tavares isnt the biggest need for the leafs but he is by far the best player on the market and the leafs do have little depth at center behind Auston and Kadri. SO he isn't a right handed shot d man but the leafs second biggest need is center