The Leafs already have enough D that can't play D.

That isn't close for those 2. Ristolainen's value is diminished greatly by his complete lack of defensive skills.

its insane how bad defensively he is. he is good offensively but damn just so unusable in his own end. and if dubas give babs risto you just know he will only be put in a defensive role because hes big lol

Lols. Classic people thinking they know about how "bad" a player on another team is. If only you knew the real truth about how +/- works and that it doesn't determine the goodness/badness of a player playing the hardest and most minutes against the best opponents on the other team and doing so on a team that gives up more goals than they can score.

https://public.tableau.com/profile/christopher.turtoro#!/vizhome/2-yearA3ZPlayerComps/ComparisonDashboard?publish=yes

Go put in Andrew MacDonald and Rasmus...this is just one example of some stats

Lol

Here's the deal. Montour can move the puck better than Ristolainen. The Sabres are primed to get an overpay when they trade Ristolainen. They'll be a net positive. pic.twitter.com/09g2NZddwU

— Ryan Wilson (@GunnerStaal) February 25, 2019

https://twitter.com/Waltlaw69/status/1004757393211879424?s=19

So you are just proving that Buffalo made a great trade to acquire Montour? This does not prove your point that Risto sucks. As I recall Jake Gardiner/Travis Dermott and their turnovers cost the Leafs game 7 so I'd be more worried about the defensemen on your team not being able to play under pressure

No

No if you look at risto his defensive stats are shi t. Risto probably gives the puck up more then dermott and Gardiner combined. Dermott made a bad stretch pass that was picked off at the blue line, that guy wasnt close to him. Gardiner made a small mistake but Anderson should have had all 3 goals.

You should probably worry about having a trash team but hey, O'Reilly got you a great return...

I do enjoy salt on my food