kevsh
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- Nov 28, 2018
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They have D and G issues, if they don't try to fix them at this deadline, you may as well fire Treliving and admit you are fine just being a good team, with holes.
You can't fix all of the holes this team has at the deadline, or put another way: Not with the assets they have to deal with.
They are ranked 22nd in the league in regulation wins. That's a sign that this year, for whatever reason(s) - and there are lots of reasons, they don't have it.
I get the mentality of going all-in while they have guys like Matthews & Marner but that doesn't mean every single season you mortgage the future on a mediocre team with no realistic shot of going deep. Just look at last year's team that was by every measure significantly better than this group. Dubas went seriously all-in getting ROR, Acciari, McCabe, Schenn & Lafferty at the TD and they struggled to get by a clearly past-its-prime Tampa team before getting smoked by the Panthers.
Personally, I'd rather keep the few remaining assets if/when in the next few years this team really does look like a contender. This year ain't it, not by a long shot.
However, I do think that Treliving (read: Shanahan & MLSE) agree with your take 100% and I fully expect the Leafs are going to be buyers this year and every season that Mitch, Auston & Willy are in Toronto.