Now that we’re in a world where John Tavares is a Leaf, the next logical thing to do is what? Plan the upcoming domination and doom that will unfold upon the rest of the league? Spend countless amounts of dollars on JT gear? Foresee a possible trip to a Stanley Cup Final!?
No, actually. As soon as that deal was made official, the “Leafs got another forward and didn’t improve their defence” and “Dubas ruined the team’s cap situation” takes came out to play.
A few things on that: 1) It’s July, 2) Management isn’t blind to the fact that the blue line needs at least another guy, and 3) There aren’t many defenders who have been openly made available.