Brad Treliving on a fairly quiet 2024 trade deadline for the Maple Leafs: “We tried to address certain areas, but at the end of the day, a lot of the answers are going to come from the guys in the room”

What did you like about Connor Dewar to pull the trigger on the deal before 3 p.m. EST?

Treliving: What has attracted us to Connor Dewar: He is a defensively responsible centerman. I don’t think you can have too many centermen. He is proficient on the penalty kill. It is a specific area we wanted to see if we could help ourselves with.

He gives us more depth in the middle. We have talked briefly with Sheldon (Keefe) throughout the day and a lot over the last few weeks about areas we would like to address.