As we saw 2 years ago in the playoffs, Kevin Shattenkirk is not the answer, and as he holds a full NMC, there is no way I see him waiving it to come to Toronto. Similar to Justin Faulk, who is a good offensive-minded defender, a Shattenkirk/Faulk type defender is not what we need, especially since we already have Gardiner (for at least as long as he remains a Leaf). I would say Matt Dumba, though offense first, is a much more complete defender than either of those 3 mentioned above. However, what I would like to see is the Leafs take a gamble and make a play for Josh Manson. He provides you reasonable offensive output but remains a hard-nosed, good skating, defensive defenseman. Such a deal would probably require a 1st round draft pick, which I know the Leafs new regime does not like to give up.

yea, that trade for shattenkirk is a joke.

Shatterkirk, coming off a down injury plagued year and on a bad contract (fit for Leafs). If New York willing to eat 50% of his contract might be something worth looking at!