Kyle Dubas laid out two clear objectives for the Toronto Maple Leafs this offseason:
1) Fix the defence
2) Become harder to play against
Toronto’s executive brass made eight key decisions with those intentions in mind, beginning with the trade that sent Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and now finishing (likely) with the free-agent addition of hockey legend Joe Thornton.
With the book apparently closed on adding impact players, let’s take a closer look at the avenues they chose, and see if we can determine whether or not the Leafs executed on the offseason mandate.