MLHS · Feb 21, 2022
Quick Hits: Maple Leafs might not be done on tinkering on defense (Friedman)
Kyle Dubas, Maple LeafsOn the latest 32 Thoughts Podcast, Elliotte Friedman shed some light on the Maple Leafs’ process behind the Ilya Lyubushkin acquisition and where GM Kyle Dubas might go from here with his roster moves.
For Toronto, they were looking for D. I think they decided that if they were doing a rental, they weren’t going to be trading a first-round pick for it. I also don’t think they were doing one of their top prospects for a rental.
People are going to ask them for Knies. Knies looks like he is a real steal for them. They have some other really good prospects, too. Toronto was saying, “We are not doing that.”