Back to the Toronto Maple Leafs Newsfeed

Toronto Maple Leafs: Were Trades Salary Cap Dumps or Shrewd Moves?

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 02: Andreas Johnsson #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs falls as Joonas Korpisalo #70 and Vladislav Gavrikov #44 of the Columbus Blue Jackets defend in the first period of Game One of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 02, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)

The Toronto Maple Leafs had – by all accounts – a very strong offseason.

The Toronto Maple Leafs biggest off-season move was to sign top-pairing right-side defenseman T.J Brodie, who they hope will turn out to be the best partner Morgan Rielly has ever had in his short NHL career.