Saturday FTB: Thinking about a good, young, home-grown defense core

Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty ImagesIs it weird to think that, in maybe 3-4 years time, the Leafs might have an actually decent group of defense that are mostly guys they drafted and developed themselves? It’s been so long since you could say that about the Leafs. In their current iteration of success, they had guys like Hainsey, Gardiner, Barrie, Ceci, Polak, Marincin, Carrick, Muzzin, and others that they traded for or signed as free agents.

But in another seasons, the Leafs will have guys like Jake Muzzin and Troy Brodie coming off of expired deals — if they make it that long still on the Leafs, mind you. Morgan Rielly may or may not still be around, but I’d bet on him still being…