MK458
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I understand this is just to see if leafs fans would prefer Doughty to JT, so there's no point critiquing the trade people. Not a leafs fan. But I think this would be a win for Toronto. Doughty is a Norris winner and is viewed as a top 5 dman in the league. I don't think anyone views Tavares as a top 5 center in the league, many wouldn't even have him in the top 10. And franchise defensemen can usually play at the top of their game longer, so Doughty's less likely to drop off in his older years IMO. Doughty is a proven leader and has tons of playoff experience, not to mention a Norris trophy and 2 Stanley cup rings. And he's also a tad more consistent player than JT, he's one of the best dmen in the league pretty much every year. I think Doughty instead of Tavares makes the leafs a better team for the next 8 years. Just my opinion