Tanev and Reilly were a legitimate top-pairing on that team that won the World Hockey Championships last spring in Russia.....and they'd be even more effective together on the Leafs.
I know Leafs fans are all in on the 'draft-only' rebuild....but when you look at the teams that quickly joined the upper echelons of the League, it took more than luck in the draft. It also took a shrewd trade or two along the way, like trading a Tayor Hall for an Adam Larsson.
The only question is whether the Leafs consider themselves a playoff contender 'this year", or are prepared to sit back and wait for "next year".
If playoffs happen we'd be ecstatic, however Babcock has told us we are in for more pain. I'd think most fans would be happy to wait another year or two providing we are waiting on youth to develop and not bringing in Vets.