The Toronto Maple Are Going to Trade Matthews Knies, And they are right to do so.
A mistake the Toronto Maple Leafs have made in the past is not loading up before the deadline.
Last year, they added Mark Giordano, and that was about it. They then proceeded to punt any gains made by getting him by sitting Timothy Liljegren, and lost to Tampa by a goal.
Here is the thing about losing by a goal: It makes the math pretty easy – had you added another top player, that would have been enough.