The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t usually telegraph their moves in advance.
If there is one thing about the current Toronto Maple Leafs team that remains under the influence of Lou Lamoriello, it’s the fact that nothing escapes the dome of silence.
Half the trade rumours continue to sound like they were made up by people who wish the Leafs operated in a more old-school fashion. For example, Kyle Dubas trading a first round pick for Ben Chirot only sounds like something he would do if he “Freaky Friday’ed” with Dave Nonis.
Instead of Chiarot, or Manson, Dubas picked up Ilya Lyubushkin and now looks like an absolute genius, because two of his biggest competitors subsequently paid more for older players with higher cap hits who are worse players.