The cost of Severson would be worth it, however, because if you were to add a star defenseman to what is already likely the NHL’s best roster, the result would likely be the Stanley Cup.

Adding Severson would be similar to when the Lightning added Ryan McDonough, and we’ve seen how that worked out. According to the @Jfresh cards, Severson was better than 86% of all NHL defenseman last season. He is an elite 5v5 puck-mover with very good 70th + percentile defense,

He is also an elite penalty killer.

Adding Severson would give the Leafs an outstanding blue-line and would allow them to keep and use Travis Dermott as the best 7th dman in the league. The combination of high-end star power and depth would be something we’ve never seen on a Leafs blue line, at least in recent times.