Banni
Rejoint: mai 2018
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After reading the first line of your description its clear you really don't know much about hockey. Toronto's has some issues but not what you mentioned. They aren't a small team, (well Ennis is too small and gets knocked off the puck all the time), they aren't overly tough but who cares. They don't need a #1 shutdown defenceman, need someone other than Hainsey to partner with Rielly who is our best defenceman. What Toronto needs more than anything is a great commitment to team defence and they could really use certain players to stop turning the puck over way too much. (Looking at you Gardiner and Dermott)
I think TO can fix everything they have wrong with them with a simple depth move at the deadline. Grab a guy like Tanev if he is available, don't overpay, pay a fair price or walk away.
For your list of untouchables, it should be this.
Matthews
Tavares
Marner
Nylander
Rielly
Dermott
Liljegren
Sandin
Unless someone comes in with a deal you can't possibly say no too.
The point is, the Leafs have made some mistakes but they aren't close to operating at mid season form. Even offensively, where they are scoring with ease, they aren't playing crisp yet. Just settle down and let them iron out some bugs. Once they really know what they have to work with. Holl, Orzhiganov etc may figure things out and settle in, but panicking and trading away 8 assets including Nylander who should not be traded unless its a slam dunk win of a deal for TO (your proposal is not at all a slam dunk) is just silly.