Maple Leafs GM on Ryan O'Reilly Trade: 'We're Trying to Win, and That's the Message'

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas made it clear Saturday that the acquisition of forward Ryan O'Reilly from the St. Louis Blues was a move meant to aid in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup.

After news of the Maple Leafs trading for O'Reilly broke Friday night, Dubas told reporters:

"The team has been in the top five in the standings [before]; we're there again this year. When you're there, your goal I think has to be that you're trying to win. And if you're trying to win, you're trying to win the Stanley Cup. We're trying to win, and that's the message. Anything short of that, we'll all be disappointed."

Along with O'Reilly, the Maple Leafs also acquired forward Noel Acciari while…