Leafs trade Nick Ritchie and a conditional second to Arizona for Ilya Lyubushkin, Ryan Dzingel

Photo by Devin Manky/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesShortly after the Leafs finished up losing to the St. Louis Blues, help arrived in the form of a trade announcement.

TRADE: We’ve acquired forward Ryan Dzingel & defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin from Arizona in exchange for forward Nick Ritchie & choice of our third-round selection in ’23 or second-round selection in ’25. #LeafsForever

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 20, 2022 Lyubushkin is the main draw here, a 27-year-old right-shot defender who’s hung in admirably in Arizona. He appears to be the classic big, low-event defenceman. Assuming his poor offensive impacts have more to do with “been in Arizona his whole NHL career” than…