I think adding Nylander is going to give Dallas cap problems. They probably have a 3-4 year window with Seguin and Benn, if they can put the right pieces around them. Heiskanen will be a key contributor on his ELC. Weber to Toronto is an interesting thought if Montreal retains salary. I think the fit is pretty good. Weber would be a steady presence on the top pair, but they don’t have to rely on him to push the play anymore with Reilly, Gardiner, Dermott, etc. the problem is see there is, again, the window. With Matthews and Marner on their ELCs for one more year, this season is Toronto’s chance to make a serious run. Creative trades all around though.

Why would the leafs give up an young player who has hit his prime yet and is looking to be a very good play for years to come for a aging and injuried defensemen? Just because the leafs need RHD?

Why do so called knowledgable fans think next season is the last opportunity for the Leafs to be competitive, just because they have players all ELCs? Washington won the Cup with a number of player veterans, star players on their third contracts. Pittsburg wins Cups with high priced veterans, plates they drafted on the team. This argument is the Leafs "last change", hardly factual.
The Weber to Leafs has been discussed endlessly, most Leafs fans hate it. All Montreal fans love it. If Weber is so valuable , can't he traded to another team. He can't,

First, I never said it was Toronto’s last chance, but it’s one of the best they’ll have. Having a star player on an entry level contract is rare opportunity.
Second, Washington, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Los Angeles won Stanley cups because they had key players performing at a level greater than what they were being paid.
For the Capitals, it was players like John Carlson, Tom Wilson, Jakob Vrana, and Brett Connelly. For Pittsburgh was guys like Matt Murray, Jake Guentzel, Connor Sheary, and Brian Rust. And even Crosby, Malkin and Kessel. Pittsburgh is paying those THREE players $25M total, which might seem like a lot, but consider that next season, Toronto will likely be paying Tavares and Matthews $22M for the TWO of them. Chicago is paying Kane and Toews $21M combined, and starting next year Doughty and Kipotar will make $21M combined for the Kings. Speaking of those teams and players, the Kings and Blackhawks combined for 5 Stanley Cups between 2010 and 2015, but since Kane and Toews signed their extensions in 2015 and Kopitar signed his in 2016, neither team he won a playoff series.

The point is that money matters. Starting next summer, Toronto is going to be battling the salary cap every season in the Matthews-Tavares era. It doesn’t mean they can’t win, but this is one of, if not the absolute best opportunity they’ll have with this group.

Funny stuff.. of course the leafs need a weber.. it is all they are missing afterall a big shutdown defenseman who Babcock loves and who has the big shot all the thing the leafs are missing.. but the leafs want everything on the cheap and so this wont happen.. plus he had surgery so maybe at the deadline only.. honestly I would rather the habs keep him and the leaf go out in the first round again and again with that defense that scares nobody and it easy to play against... not a team built for playoff success even with Tavares.... with JVR and Bozak and Komorov gone toront o is only slighlty better.. plus once Matthews gets his 10 million contract and Marner is 8 millio contract then Toronto will be experiencing what chicago experienced so yes the leafs need to go for it while they still have the cap room......they need a true number defenseman now not 3 years from now... or they wont have playoff success.. instead the sign another forward.. this is as ass backwards and the edm model who turned down a trade for PK subban because they didnt want to give up Draisailt.. stupid is a stupid does Forest Gump would say