The Toronto Maple Leafs have enough depth in the organization that they needn’t pay high prices for last-minute additions at the Trade Deadline.
In previous years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have given up our right to pick in the first round of the Entry Draft in return for players like Nick Foligno and Jake Muzzin. Neither was necessarily a bad option at the time, but neither made any difference to their eventual first-round exits.
Perhaps, rather than giving up a first round pick and potentially prospects, we need to look at rewarding the options already within the organization.