With Zach Hyman set to sign in Edmonton, the Leafs, have some serious work to do if they want to improve on last year’s roster, especially given their lack of cap space. This article will look at their primary needs, potential targets, and attempt to predict their offseason moves.
At this point, I don’t expect them to trade someone like Morgan Rielly or Mitch Marner. Whether they should or not is a different story, but for simplicity’s sake, I am assuming that their plan is to have both players on the opening night roster. If they do plan on making a blockbuster trade, everything changes — they suddenly have more options to consider.