We’ll cover the Jake Muzzin trade (of course), the departed Carl Grundstrom and Sean Durzi, Patrick Marleau’s struggles, the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ lack of power play opportunities, and Jeremy Bracco’s emergence for the Toronto Marlies.
Early Thoughts on the Jake Muzzin Trade
The Leafs paid a perfectly reasonable price for a player of Jake Muzzin‘s calibre. The Leafs were in desperate need of a high-end defenseman on a reasonable contract, and they didn’t have to give up Rasmus Sandin or Timothy Liljegren in the process.