The Toronto Maple Leafs Official Off-Season Game Plan

Step Two: Goalie

I would have one target and one target only: Jussu Saros.

First, he is among the top goalies in the game over the last several seasons and is incredibly cheap for one more year before you have to make him insanely rich.

I really like having a goalie in a contract season, and him and Woll would be so cheap compared to what other teams pay for a top goalie.

Saros is said to be available and the Leafs need a goalie. This trade doesn't need to involve Mitch Marner either, but the Leafs need to make this a top priority.

Step Three: Chill

The summer is where teams make the biggest mistakes.

The trade deadline almost always has star players on expiring contracts on bad teams being traded. At worst, other teams are out of it and will at least listen. The trade deadline always has bargains, the summer always has suckers.

The Leafs need to relax, They need to let their prospects compete for jobs from September through February and then filli in the missing pieces by adding a star or two at the trade deadline.

This doesn't mean they shouldn't make a trade or two, or sign a free-agent if there is a good deal to be had, it just means they don't have to set their lineup in August and block out their young players from having a chance to shine.