LongtimeLeafsufferer
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Trading an asset (although not a high one) for Stone seems to make no sense, since Stone is going to a UFA. And if Stone is gets signed by the Leafs as you suggest before expansion, they have to protect him in the draft.
Stone and UFAs plus all teams will likely hold off all UFA signings till the draft is over. You would think the Leafs are in a good position to sign Stone if they want....cap room, good position for him and the team, and hey maybe being Leaf now is gonna to be fun.
DeHaan. I admit I don't see him much. But what do shot blocks and hits really mean? Maybe when he's on the ice, his team doesn't have the puck. Unless he's an an significant improvement on Marincin, Dermott or Valiev, I would rather keep Komarov. And don't get so excited about Leipsic (you have him protected) as a fourth year pro if he's that NHL good, he'd be in the NHL now.