Trade, free agency, offer sheet or continue to develop within?
Ideas range from an offer-sheet for Colton Parayko, to signing free agents Carl Alzner, Yannick Rathgeb, Kevin Shattenkirk, or Cody Franson.
Trade options include Josh Manson, Sami Vatanen and Chris Tanev among others. Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin of the Wild have also been suggested as good fits.
Including Connor Brown in any trade to acquire one of the above?
That’s an emphatic ‘NO’ from me.
Forty years of failure has taught fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs many HARD lessons. Unfortunately, it also seems the long line of Maple Leafs GM’s ignore history.
- First of all, trading young roster players to plug holes in the line-up, DOES NOT WORK!
- Furthermore trading draft picks for quick roster fixes, DOES NOT WORK EITHER!
- Finally, to fill a precise need at a specific time of the season, will work (Brian Boyle)
- Luckily for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brendan Shanahan studies the game of hockey, he understands.
Though the Leafs farm system is lacking a centre that can step up and help the team immediately, (thanks a lot Jake Dotchin), the signings of Calle Rosen and Andreas Borgman have added high-end talent to the defensive prospect pool.