"It's selling season (or window shopping season during the Olympic break) and the Leafs need to recoup futures, clear some contracts, and create roster spaces for next season while deciding whether or not to go all-in on a tanking attempt, which could blow up in their faces and reward the Bruins, or make a last ditch push for a wild card spot with fewer resources. Additionally, the Leafs have three salary retention spots at their disposal, they should use them all."
"The Leafs need a retool, not a rebuild, and dumping Woll now seems more like a rebuild move as Stolarz and Hildeby is not a functional tandem. No goaltender is perfect, but Woll has given the Leafs consistent results. Hildeby could very well be part of the Leafs tandem next season and while no one is truly untouchable it's hard to make a case for the Leafs moving on from a young goaltender who has shown he can handle the job in the NHL."
The Toronto Maple Leafs should pursue trades to recoup futures, clear contracts, and create roster spots while weighing a retool against deeper tanking that could backfire. The club has three salary-retention slots and should deploy them, and should explore LTIR through health assessments before the trade deadline to open cap space. The team must identify buyers and decide which players to sell or retain. Injuries, especially Tanev's recovery, will influence decisions. The Leafs prefer a retool rather than a rebuild, favoring goaltenders who have provided consistent results and keeping defensemen who perform with solid partners.
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