And even that still might not be enough.
Well, friends, we’re now deep into the dog days of July – a time in the sports calendar when hockey’s biggest news story is William Nylander changing his number, to the outrage of a bunch of sad old uncles. But don’t think you can relax quite yet. No, the Maple Leafs are still an unfinished product, and something needs to be done.
Toronto’s most pressing concern, of course, centres around finding a new contract for Mitch Marner, who appears entirely content to push his already absurd stalemate to the absolute nth degree.