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 It has been 54 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs last won a Stanley Cup, but they certainly do have the personnel on hand to win multiple Stanley Cups if they make some adjustments to the team. At the Trade Deadline, one major trade is made: Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Derick Brassard, Drake Cagguila from the Arizona Coyotes for Jimmy Vesey, 3rd round pick '21. The Maple Leafs get Brassard and Cagguila to bolster their depth for a deep playoff run. The Toronto Maple Leafs end up losing in the Conference Finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 games. Joe Thornton Retires after the 2020-21 season. Toronto Maple Leafs lose Zach Hyman to the Seattle Kraken in the Expansion draft Before the 2021 draft, two major trades are made: Toronto Maple Leafs trade Travis Dermott, Alex Kerfoot, Ilya Mikheyev, 2nd round pick '21 to the Anaheim Ducks for Josh Manson, Max Jones. The Anaheim Ducks acquire Josh Manson and Max Jones, the two players will provide some physicality and toughness to t...

  The New York Islanders are doing great right now but there was letting John Tavares walk for nothing was absolutely on the Islanders not Tavares. Even though Tavares said he wanted to stay with the team, the Islanders should have made a smart business decision and that is to trade him at the deadline. Since John Tavares was going to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs anyways, the Islanders should trade him there at the deadline. New York Islanders trade John Tavares to the Toronto Maple Leafs for William Nylander, James Van Riemsdyk, 1st round pick 2018. If John Tavares re-signs with the Maple Leafs, the Islanders get an additional 2020 1st round pick. This big blockbuster trade sees the Toronto Maple Leafs land John Tavares, while the Islanders get William Nylander and James Van Riemdsyk a 2 future 1st round picks. Without John Tavares, the Islanders finish with 7th worst record in the league. Before the 2018 draft, the New York Islanders make a few trades: New York Islanders tra...

The 2009 NHL draft was highlighted with superstars such as John Tavares and Victor Hedman but there were other great players taken later in the draft, such as Ryan O'Reilly, Tyson Barrie, Mattias Ekholm, Anders Lee and Mike Hoffman. If the 2009 draft was redrafted, the landscape of the NHL would be very different. *Check out my previous redrafts on my blog* 1. New York Islanders-(C) John Tavares Original pick: John Tavares New York Islanders still select John Tavares, as he is clearly the best player available in the draft. From the first game with Islanders to his last game with the club, he was dominant, and carried a mostly pedestrian team 3 times. Tavares still managed to put up 272 goals and 621 points n 669 despite never playing with another star player on the Islanders. 2. Tampa Bay Lightning-(D) Victor Hedman Original pick: Victor Hedman Tampa Bay Lightning still select Victor Hedman because he is still head and shoulders the 2nd best player in the 2009 ...