Another trade deadline has come and gone, and I suppose you could forgive some people for being underwhelmed. In past seasons, the Leafs did some intense wheeling and dealing for futures that brightened up a February where the actual games sure weren't all that eventful. The Leafs may have won, like, three games after January last year (citation needed), but Dion Phaneuf's entire contract got moved a pick, prospect, and short-term cap, and so we rejoiced.
This season is a bit different, in that the Leafs are (perhaps unexpectedly) in the thick of a playoff race, making every game from now until April so exciting and meaningful that you probably want to die.