And that would be a really poor trade to kick off said rebuild.

Leafs still go nowhere with this team, but it's a pretty interesting take.

You think? 2 1st rounders, then you get Knies who is almost nhl ready and Niemela is projected to be a legit NHL offensive defenseman, if Tanev and Lindholm walk after next year you'd still get 4 1st round quality pieces

Both first round picks will be in the late 20s. Also can’t really assign a first round grade to prospects drafted outside the first round the past two years who haven’t cracked the nhl. It’s like me trying to trade Josh Roy or Sean Farrell after their post-draft seasons (Farrell broke points records in the USHL and followed that up by having a better PPG than Knies in the NCAA this year, and Roy almost had 2 ppg in the Q) and calling them first round quality.