Fansided · Jul 2, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs Can Still Sign Jake Gardiner, and They Should
The Toronto Maple Leafs made two huge trades yesterday.
The first, saw the Toronto Maple Leafs send Nikita Zaitsev and Connor Brown to the Ottawa Senators for cap relief, a draft pick and several players, including Cody Ceci, who may or may not ever play for the Leafs.
The second trade was more of a “hockey trade” which saw two teams trade with each other from positions of strength.
Subsequently the Leafs will have a better defensive forward on their roster then they’ve had since Leo Komarov’s prime. They will also have a 59 point right side defenseman to play on one of the top two pairings.
But are they any better then they were?
Toronto Maple Leafs at Present