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Reporter Absolutely Decimates Brad Treiliving for Abysmal Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason
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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving is being taken to task by Dom Luszczyszyn for a shaky offseason that isn't being well-received right now.
Brad Treliving has been trying to make some big moves for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but that has proven to be easier said than done.
Overall, the market for free agents has been thin, and it's not like the Maple Leafs have a ton of assets to go out and make some big trades.
When it comes to moves, they have acquired Nicolas Roy, Dakota Joshua, Matias Maccelli, and Michael Pezzetta. However, not a single top-six forward can be found here.
Dom Luszczyszyn is not impressed with Brad Treliving
As a result, Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic recently ranked the Maple Leafs 31st out of 32 teams in his offseason ranking.
This is a very low placement, and Luszczyszyn justifies it by noting that the Maple Leafs just haven't been able to replace Mitch Marner in an optimal way.
"There is a gigantic Mitch Marner-sized hole in the Leafs' forward group that remains unfilled. The Leafs badly needed a true top-six forward to fill that void, but didn't have a lot of options to do so. What they did to get Matias Maccelli and Nicolas Roy was savvy and has bolstered the team's forward depth, but it obviously doesn't come anywhere close to equaling the value Marner brings," wrote Luszczyszyn. "Toronto is now arguably closer to the Ottawa and Montreal tier of the Atlantic than it is to the Florida and Tampa Bay tier."
Overall, he is correct about this. The reporter understands that the Maple Leafs have essentially become a worse team.
It seems extremely unlikely that they would be able to repeat as Atlantic Division champions and seriously compete with the Florida Panthers.
That said, the Leafs may surprise some people, and perhaps this ranking will eventually age poorly.
Regardless, this season is going to be an uphill battle, and a lot of fans are going to be in for an interesting ride.
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 28 | 254 ANSWERS Reporter Absolutely Decimates Brad Treiliving for Abysmal Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason Has Brad Treliving done a bad job with the Toronto Maple Leafs this offseason? | ||
| YES | 81 | 31.9 % |
| NO | 173 | 68.1 % |
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