Leafs roster adjustment for playoff push

If you're trading Liljegren to upgrade the 3rd pairing you might as well just call him up.

I didnt really mess with the parings so much. probably ends up pairing with Reilly

All the same moving Liljegren and Kapanen for merely a #4 dman who is a rental no less makes no sense. I'd argue the team is worse in the short and longterm after that trade.

Rangers can likely get more for Kreider and Georgiev in separate trades.
The Jersey trade makes the Leafs worse this season and in the future. Why do folks think that the NJD have so many good Dmen....Subban, Vatanen and Severson and the Leafs don't.
Fact is Ceci has been OK with Leafs, and certainly no worse than some of defence mates, but for some reason the ill informed think trading Ceci and a lot more solves the Leafs problems.

Trading Ceci would solve a lot of problems because it isn't about the player, it is about his cap hit. If he is a bottom pairing guy on this current team that place could easily be filled with someone already in the organization for a fraction of his salary and then there would no longer be any cap restraints when it comes to acquiring a capable NHL backup. I don't know why so may people are having a hard time understanding this.

Don't hate the player, hate the cap hit. It really is THAT simple.