Leafs Remain on the Sidelines As Competitors Load Up
In light of the cost to acquire Lyubushkin, the costs to acquire Adam Henrique, Alex Wenberg, Sean Walker and Anthony Mantha seem pretty cheap.
Mantha is posting 5v5 numbers that make him a legitimate star player. The Capitals received only a 2nd and a 4th for him.
Compared to a 3rd and a 6th for a waiver wire player, the Leafs just look silly.
Then today, the Leafs main obstacle in their path to the Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, acquired Vladimir Tarasenko for just a 4th and a 3rd.
Both players come with half their salaries retained.
There are now several star players that have changed teams for just slightly higher prices than the Leafs paid for one of the worst defenseman in the entire NHL.
When you think about how Treliving also whiffed on Domi, Reaves, Kampf and Klingberg it really calls into question Brad Treliving's competency.