Quoting: ThisIsAOneTimeThing
Palhal and Jarvis: I don't understand how you guys are not understanding what qwertymann is saying. Plain and simple, he is stating that the leafs need help on the right side of D, Tanev is a quality right-handed defenseman and that Toronto will have more of a need for him than Vancouver as Toronto has done the rebuilding and Vancouver is doing it...
Toronto is done rebuilding? Well not quite. On this site, people are very willingly to make trades, but often at the cost of "team building". Sure Tanev for Kapanen and a first might help the Leafs short term. But the Leafs are in a different situation than many other teams. Upcoming cap space and a willingness to spend it. Leafs will be able to acquire Dmen with teams with cap problems at a cheaper price. Come with summer as teams can only protect 3 or 4 Dmen at the expansion draft, the Leafs I believe will be able to protect 5. So there are deals out there to upgrade the defence without giving up their # 1 prospect and a mid teen pick for a guy who going to a UFA in three years. UFA in three years? Just when the Leafs might contending, Tanev could walk and the Leafs wouldn't have Kapanen or this top 15 pick ready to step into the lineup.
The Leafs would love to have Kapanen as their #2 RWer behind Marner next season (I generally hate the number of players) but you get the idea. Brown # 3 RWer. Matthews, Nylander and Kadri and centre and Bozak with the team for one last year.
So from a distance, it appears that the Leafs need Tanev urgently (especially to Canucks fan who cherish Leafs prospects), but it ain't really true.
Leafs will have Reilly, Gardiner, Zaitsev and Carrick (Carrick and Zaitsev) are first year NHLers next year. Leafs can fill the other three spots easily with a combo of Marincin, Marchencko, maybe Hunwick or Polak. Maybe Marlie Dermot. Or pre expansion trades I suggested, which I think is most likely. Certainly the Leafs have options, especially with available cap space. Tanev for top two Leaf assets is way way way down the list of possibilities.
ThisIsAOneTimeThing: Back to qwertymann is saying (your first line). Yes, I understand. But in this case, it's really trying to force a square peg in a round hole. Think team building, assets, cap space, time line and the Leafs have much better options.