LeafsNation75
Registered User
When Toronto traded Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh and got the Penguins 2016 1st round pick, they used it trade for Frederik Andersen from Anaheim.Duchene, easily. Got almost nothing out of it. Way too early to call on Karlsson and the Leafs got some decent mileage out of Kessel, even if it didn't result in much. Compared to those Duchene in a landslide.
I also know that Auston Matthews wasn't apart of that trade tree when looking back. However it's fair to say if Toronto never traded Kessel chances are they win a few more games during the 2015-16 season, which means they never finish last place overall and get the 1st overall pick for the 2016 draft. They had 69 points and were only 1 point behind Edmonton who finished with 70 points.