They certainly shouldn't make any panic moves.
It's Matthews' second freaking season. This group is primed for YEARS of contention. Trading a Nylander/Marner type for a defenseman will only create another void up front.
They'll figure the backend out. Shanahan should stay the course and build on the very young foundation he and Lou have assembled already.
Maybe Liljgren is the answer. Maybe Dermott is. Maybe they flip Liljgren and, like, Brown, or someone, for a solid defenseman. I don't know.
I do, however, know they shouldn't make brash moves based on a (currently hypothetical) playoff shortcoming when the average age of the core pieces on the team is like 21.
(I hate that the Leafs are so good. No offense, Toronto fans.
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