LongtimeLeafsufferer
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By 2020, Johnsson, Hyman and Brown might be all about the same value. Why worry about protecting one or two or them and making a trade. Leave all three exposed, you only lose one. Hyman has only year left till UFA, why protect him over Grundstrom
Nylander, Tavares, Matthews, Kadri, Marner, Grundstrom, Kapanen. That would leave Hyman, Johnsson and Brown exposed.
Defence, Reilly, Dermot and one more. Maybe one of Zaitsev, or Ozhignkov are protected.
I hope Leaf fans don't drive themselves nuts because they are going to lose a good player. Isn't that a good thing? It's because you have a lot of good players. I remember for the Vegas draft, some Leafs fans were worried about losing Leivo or Leipsic. Wow. Now that was crazy silly.