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<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wz92</b></div><div>yea not sure i agree. i love tanev and have followed his game for awhile but the leafs still have a shallow pool of prospects and an even shallower pool of picks. the leafs cant afford to pay that for a rental. even if he stays hes pretty weathered, not sure if thats where his value is</div></div>

I respect your point of view, of course, and I may be speaking with a bit of bias as a Flames fan who has watched him over the last few years, but I don't believe I'm exaggerating when I say his effect in the playoffs cannot be overstated. He would be THE guy on the Leafs blueline taking pucks to the face, spitting out teeth while blocking his third shot in a row on that shift, while also having the ability to move the puck out of his own end well. His character alone could have been a major factor in putting the currently hot Leafs over the top (if their goalies can come through for them).

From what I've heard and read, there is quite a drop-off after pick 15-ish or so in this draft, and essentially, the picks from around 25-70, according to one guy anyway, with obvious "better" guys in that range, all kind of fit into a "grouping" in the draft, of similarly rated players. For Toronto to not want to give up what they expect to be 32nd overall for Tanev, but give up a 3rd and a 6th for Lyubushkin.... you said yourself the Leafs can't afford to give up too many picks (paraphrasing), but Treliving's exact plan is to try and offer "multiple" lower picks for players in lieu of one higher pick. Overall, that ought to diminish the Leafs' pool..

But, my ultimate point, you can't put a price on character (you can, but humor me), and Tanev would have been exactly the kind of character guy that dressing room needs for a playoff run, on and off the ice.