Leafs will probably only target defenders at the deadline

Wheres the defence? Gudbranson's just the most expensive pylon in the league

Donato is a Dog on the Puck, i like his defensive numbers. Same for the Veteran Jenner. In my opinion the leafs are going to not only be looking for veteran depth to solidify that 3rd line. Adding defence doesnt mean just adding defenceman. I look at Gudbrandsons numbers that are decent so far this year on a bad team and compare it to a Shenn move. That im sure the Leafs are trying to replicate.

Gudbranson is one of the worst players in the NHL and has been for near a decade. His numbers are awful and he isnt even in schenn's galaxy, and schenn isnt even very good so that's saying a lot. The most appealing thing about schenn was that he made 800k and had no term, Gudbranson has one of the worst contracts in the league, even 50% retained

Mike Johnsson from TSN suggested that we shouldn't be surprised to see the Leafs shore up the 3rd line with a Veteran as well as making a deal for defenceman. I wouldnt be opposed to giving Robertson alot of runway to establish himself and that line however we must admit the current 3rd line is not a prototypical cup winning 3rd line.

Hawks decline. If that's all Donato fetches in a trade, they just hang on to him. He's been pretty good for the Hawks.

No it’s not but it also has been good I wouldn’t change anything on the forwards just add two defenders and call it good enough

Shenn was in the AHL a few years ago and now signed a decent money and term deal. Im interested in what site u are using to reference how bad Gudbranson advanced stats are. I am using money puck and by no means am i diving deep into the stats but it seems he has been an ok defender when asked to play a proper role. Am i missing something. Genuine guestion?

If they can add a corner guy and net presence to play with Domi and Robertson, that would be a very effective 3rd line. The 4th line of Gregor-Kampf-Jarnkrok would be the shutdown line taking almost all the d-zone faceoffs.