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Bozak is not going anywhere this year, if any of JVR/Komarov/Bozak is traded he will be the last one to go as C is the hardest to replace....not long ago Bozak was our 1rst line C cause there were no other options, people forget so quick.
Why the need to make trades just for the sake of making trades...forward group as it is gives many options and potent group. The prospect pool of D is actually better than ever, need a season or two to come up, or maybe not and this year someone comes up mid season already (Rosen/Borgan).
Leafs could keep all JVR/Bozak/Komarov for a nice playoff run and lose them all next summer; JVR will be replaced by Leivo/Johnson/Kapanen/Rychel, Komarov can be replaced by Hyman, the hardest to replace is Bozak...maybe Nylander C next year with Marleau to help on faceoffs.
Only one of the three will probably be resigned, JVR most likely gone due to cap, all depends on asking price from Bozak/Komarov to determine who stays IMO
BTW I would place Brown on the 2nd line of your roster, Hyman on 3rd line and Kapanen on 4th line to start...Brown already shown can score, you put Kapanen there and the preasure to perform is so high, not every rookie is like Mathews/Marner/Nylander, let the kid get confidence and go step by step.