Listen i like mike green but he isnt going to improve the blue line enough to help you. Instead of using those assets on domi go gind that dman. If its signing carlsson do it or trading for oel but thats what your missing .

Filppula Wasn’t willing on waiving his NTC to here last season he definitely wouldn’t sign here

I still think the main way for Toronto to get that #1 right handed D is giving up on of their young 3. Like Nylander for Hanafin or something along those lines. See what plays out though

WELL YOU ASKED. . . . WHY NOT?????
First off: JVR and Bozak will likely be looking for a minimum of 5 years of term, in what very well might be their final shot at a big contract. (JVR - 6 x $6M, Bozak 5 x $5M) so likely not in Leafs snack bracket! I love Komorov, and would like to see him resigned if only to play 4th line minutes and PK, but you are likely looking at a minimum 3 year deal, so he likely moves on! Both Green and Filppula, both had opportunities to come to the Leafs and chose not to, and quite frankly, neither is a player that Leafs should want even short term. Green who has become a 3rd pairing/PP guy, and Filppula a 4th line center that can be (and has to be) filled from within or through free agency for a less than $1M contract!
AZ with all of their problems, might be the last team in the league (Ottawa excepted) that would be in a position to take on uninsured bad money of a player never going to play! You overpay for that and Domi, (who while still having upside) a player coming off a terrible year. No deal would include Leafs first for the above, let alone throwing in a Hyman, whose value is as much his contract as is his ability!
Just a few thoughts on the above. . . .You asked!

Hanafin gets close to 64% of his zone starts in the offensive zone. He is extremely sheltered, wouldn't move Nylander for him.
Leafs do not need to get a number 1 RD if it will cost one of the big 3. They have a young core who will only get better and look to be making the playoffs for the 2nd straight year. Why make a big change? Rather wait to see what liljegren becomes or even take a swing at a UFA like Carlson.

That Domi trade is beyond brutal for the leafs too. Last thing they should trade for is a small winger.

You realize that the leafs trading Horton is absolutely stupid bc
1. they can’t put him on LTIR so they are stuck with that 2,000,000 on the books
2. Arizona (internal budget team aka poor) now has to pay for a player who’s not playing
So neither team benefits and both teams lose

If Mike Green signs that cheaply he'll resign back with Detroit, He's already stated that he wants to finish his career there. And Ken Holland wants him to stay as well. Green will get a 3 x 5.5 deal from Detroit this summer.

I think they do. The whole theory you can win without elite defence is only proven by a team that has a ridiculously good offence. By that I mean a generational offence, Crosby and Malkin are two of possibly the greatest 50 players to ever play this game, possibly even matching Mario and Jagr.

Suggesting that the leafs can achieve similar possibilities off of Mathews, Nylander and Marner I think is unjustified. Eventually I think they trade high on on of them like Columbus did/ what Carolina is waiting to do and get an elite player in a place of weakened in exchange, in this case for a defenceman

Morgan Rielly is playing like a top pairing guy, Dermott look like a shoe in for a top 4 guy, Gardiner is a #2/#3 etc. The Leafs don't actually have a bad defense. They are a young team who will grow and play better defensive hockey as they spend more time in the league.

Going with the Pens example, I agree the leafs don't have as potent or experienced offensive core as the Pens but the leafs do have a far better defensive core than the one the Pens won the cup with last year (Letang was injuried).

The Leafs are not like the oilers who had no good defenders and so made stupid trades to aquire them. The Leafs have good young defenders and some good defender prospects. They are almost top 5 in the league, why would they making major shakeup trades? If the Leafs were struggling and missing a playoff spot i may consider trading Marner or Willy but they aren't.