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Just dont think TOR has the real resources to acquire most of these guys.
Theres only a 1st and 2nd in 2021. The prospect cupboard isn;t bad, but lacks a real lot of high end guys. Without Amirov, the only real bets are robertson and abramov at forward and with sandin and liljegren in NHL theres some unpolished guys on defense who might hit, but none of them look high end. Serviceable and possibles galore, but in comparison to other systems, weak. Hockey Prospect had them at 20th overall, (but that was with Amirov).
So theres not tons of assets to move and the cap is stretched behind reilly's uplift, keeping a RFA like Kase or two, and getting a goalie in the offseason (or resigning Campbell), so I think its more bargain or UFA shopping.
Youve also picked guys playing at a very high level and therefore are getting an inflated price, like Crouse, or guys in high demand like Mayfield. Both those two get a 2nd easily, if not more, and I'm not sure TOR should part with it.
Also, theres a reccurring theme in some of your acquisition wants for toughness: Deslauriers, Mayfield, Crouse, Graves.... etc.... The team made that mistake last yr with Foligno, and if its still an issue now Dubas should be ashamed of himself. Gabriel, Clifford, Simmonds and none of them have brought toughness, that you might have to part with major assets a second year in a row to address it?