Wednesday FTB: Are the Leafs good? Bad? Lucky? Unlucky?

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 28: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Calle Jarnkrok (19) and Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Justin Holl (3) look on during an NHL hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings on November 28, 2022 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.Let me talk briefly about the Conor Timmins trade. Theoretically, it was a no-brainer for the Leafs. They had the ability to fit a right-handed defenseman with former promise that the GM presumably knows from junior, as well as their good young LD in Sandin. While there is no guarantee Timmins can be anything, it’s a decent chance there’s something there. And for the return of a long shot AHL forward like Douglas, it’s basically a free trade.

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