There is no doubt about it. The Toronto Maple Leafs have made big splashes by trade.
They’ve acquired players including Jeff O’Neill, Owen Nolan, Tie Domi, Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick, Brian Leetch, King Clancy, Mike Gartner, Doug Gilmour, Mats Sundin, Dion Phaneuf, Eddie Shack, Darcy Tucker, Frederik Andersen, Jake Gardiner, Joffrey Lupul, Bryan McCabe, Dave Andreychuk and others. As you can see its a long list and its much longer than that.
Until July 1st, the only way the Toronto Maple Leafs front office could drastically improve the team was by trading. That all changed when Kyle Dubas passed John Tavares a seven year contract for him to sign and initial.