Aside from the Detriot proposal, I don't mind these trades because they address the Leafs pressing needs right now with being too soft on the backend. I mean for all the talk of Igor Ozhiganov being the young version of Pollak he sure doesn't use his body to lay out opposing players. Case in point he should have destroyed Valtteri Filppula cutting through the d-men in the 4-0 loss last Saturday. That would have made a hard statement to the Islanders and possibly changed the rhythm of the game in the Leafs favour.

Gudas & Lovejoy are not afraid to grind away in their own zone - which is needed against the likes of Boston and they have manageable contracts. A fresh start on a new team that is not dwindling in the standings can always give a player that added edge to play better.