Kyle Dubas on the acquisition of Toronto native Mark Giordano: “There was a narrative that local players didn’t want to play here… The narrative has been soundly defeated”

The final deadline picture in terms of player movement is as follows:

IN: D Mark Giordano, F Colin Blackwell, D Ilya Lybushkin, G Carter Hutton, WPG’s 2022 third-round draft selection, future considerations (NSH)

OUT: F Nick Ritchie, D Travis Dermott, D Kevin Biega, TOR’s 2022 second-round draft selection, TOR’s 2023 second-round draft selection, TOR’s 2024 third-round draft selection, TOR’s 2025 second-round selection in 2025 or TOR’s 2023 third-round selection, future considerations (to ARI)

Kyle Dubas on the Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell additions, his approach to the 2022 trade deadline

What excites you most about bringing Mark Giordano into the group?