The Toronto Maple Leafs have just over one day to improve their team for the playoffs.
With the NHL Trade Deadline tomorrow at 3PM, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking to do a lot better than they did last year under similar circumstances.
Last year, you may remember, the Leafs acquired Nick Foligno in a universally praised move. Unfortunately, Foligno was injured and never contributed much.
It is worth remembering, however, that Foligno could have contributed in subsequent rounds, and that the cost to acquire him, and the thinking process that went into deciding to do so were all sound.
The Leafs got bounced due to some very unlucky circumstances, and Nick Foligno could otherwise have been an incredible pick-up – we’ll never know, but what we do know is that retroactively analyzing trades is a fool’s game.
The Leafs made a smart, bold gamble last season and it didn’t pay off. That doesn’t mean they should be gun-shy this year, however.
So with that in mind, the following a Round Table discussion, featuring the opinions of a variety of Editor in Leafs writers, and their opinions on what the Toronto Maple Leafs should do over the next day and a half.