Many things about 2020 are already forgotten in the tidal wave of horror and chaos we’ve been enduring. You could certainly be forgiven for forgetting the February trade where the Toronto Maple Leafs sent AHL power forward Mason Marchment to the Florida Panthers for pint-sized winger Denis Malgin. The deal played very neatly into stereotypes of the two GMs involved. Kyle Dubas picked up the neglected, 5’9” playmaker, while Dale Tallon went for the bashing 6’4” grinder who has NHL pedigree without much of an NHL future. New NHL, meet old NHL.
Even if you’re a believer in 21st-century hockey, though, Mr.