Toronto Maple Leafs: There Was No Reason To Trade Mason Marchment

Perhaps one of the more frustrating trades the Toronto Maple Leafs have made in recent years, at least with hindsight, is dealing away Mason Marchment.

Just imagine if the Toronto Maple Leafs kept Mason Marchment, instead of dealing for Denis Malgin. After all, Malgin is now in the Swiss National League, whereas Marchment is a point-per-game NHL guy with the Florida Panthers.

The obvious result would’ve been having zero need to acquire Nick Ritchie on a bloated deal and then give up potentially a second-round pick to be rid of him.

Denis Malgin is the archetype of the player Kyle Dubas has typically pursued. The Toronto Maple Leafs roster is based around skill and skating ability; two traits…