The Optimist/Pessimist Look At The Leafs Offseason

Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesNow that the offseason has probably calmed down, at least until Kyle Dubas signs eight more guys in casual disregard of the SPC limit, we can try to evaluate it. For this purpose I have split my brain into parts. My fingers feel tingly!

The Kapanen Trade

Optimist: Say what you will about Kyle Dubas: the Kapanen trade is an unequivocal, hands-down robbery. In a year where it was so hard to move money that Tyler Johnson—who had 29 goals a season ago—cleared waivers, Dubas had the savvy to jump the market and push this trade on Jim Rutherford before Jim figured out it’s no longer 2004. Dubas got back a mid-first-rounder and a quality prospect in Filip…