What Did the Toronto Maple Leafs Lose in Carl Grundstrom?

In acquiring Jake Muzzin, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally have the defenceman they’ve long waited for. But that doesn’t mean he came cheap, either.

Carl Grundstrom is the real meat of the trade from the Kings’ side of things.

.@SportChek Player Alert: The @MapleLeafs have acquired defenceman Jake Muzzin from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Carl Grundstrom, the rights to Sean Durzi and Toronto’s first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/3DYt3w0dc1

He’s the most NHL ready of the three assets heading their way – both in a physical sense and in terms of raw skill set. With Sean Durzi – who belongs to the Kings only via his signing rights – still years away from the…