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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Because you need to rebuild and you need a bunch of young good pieces to build around, not just one superstar. L.A. is starved for offensive prospects, so Nylander is a great fit for their rebuild.
I actually think it makes a lot of sense, I just don't know if the Leafs have enough pieces to make that deal happen.
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Lots of pieces to rebuild with. Carter, Pearson, Toffoli, and Muzzin get you boatloads of picks and prospects. Quick does too. And Kovalchuk, though you can't trade him for at least another year.
If you want to go crazy, you can also move Kopitar.
But personally, I keep Kopitar and Doughty to show the new kids the right way to play.
Trading the best defenseman in the league (who is only 28) for pieces, is how you turn your franchise into a perennial basement dweller.