how can u rebuild a team without draft picks in the salary cap era! rarely will it pan out.

toronto’s future isnt too bright

For kessel, who does he have to play with? He can’t do it all on his own.

Remember a lot of injuries in Boston. Also, the leafs are sitting bottom in the league. This means next season Boston will have 2 young prospects to add in, while the leafs will have shit.

Gonna have to spend some big bucks if the leafs take this road.

Here’s where I think you go wrong – Kessel is legit, the bird in the hand. There’s no guarantee that you get two solid players out of your first round picks. Wade Belak went 12th overall remember?

I put Kessel into the same group as Kadri, Bozak, Stalberg etc. He’s part of the next generation, he just happens to have some experience and he’s a proven goal scorer. He wasn’t signed to put the Leafs in the playoffs this year, he was signed to keep the Buds in the playoffs for 5 years a little ways down the road.