THIS ought to be bloody . . .

Leaf fan here. Honestly I am asking myself, "does this make the Leafs current roster better"? So the Leafs get a top line winger in Kyrou to replace Nylander. Kyrou is younger and is essentially a pt/G player which is similar to Nylander. Is Nylander better than Kyrou? Id say yes, but not miles better. So there is good value there especially with cost/term certainty. For me Parayko is exactly what the current Leafs management is looking for in a defenceman, he skates very well, hes huge, and is at a manageable cap number going fwd as the cap is projected to increase consistently. Essentially the Leafs aquire a long sought-after partner for Rielly and a winger Kyrou witha cap hit that is very manageable for the Leafs moving FWD. The Leaf lose a top player in Nylander which sucks but the cost/term uncertainty this deal makes sense. Reaves 4th line ,Timmons has never stayed Healthy but i do think there is game in him and Samsonov who looks to be a career backup (maybe). So i do think this makes the Leafs better today. Making the picks work is difficult. I think the leafs would want at least one 2nd rounder back if they are trading two 1st.

Its extremely difficult to make trades in the NHL but i am waiting for Treliving to make his mark on this team with a big trade. It would take some nuts to pull a deal like this off.