Unlike previous trades of Maple Leafs 2.0 first-rounders, with question marks about the return or reason to fear Toronto had gambled away too much future, this Jake Muzzin deal makes more sense. To acquire Kings championship defenceman Muzzin, the Leafs gave up a first-rounder in the 2019 draft, in addition to previously chosen second-rounders Carl Grundstrom and the unsigned Sean Durzi. In other words, this was a move a Toronto team that’s two or three years into a planned rebuild could afford. The Sharks sent the pick to Boston, which selected defenceman Mark Suart, who played just under 700 games. 2005 The Leafs picked Rask 21st overall, then a year later sent him to Boston for Andrew Raycroft.

Source: National Post January 29, 2019 03:33 UTC