@MitchReid10@MarkVoutier@PierreVLeBrun Yes. Becuase unlike the Leafs MTL is not up against the cap and pinned down by 4 contracts. The cap is rising and the core of MTLs team is all on contracts WELLLLLLL under what any of the Leafs had.
This is also MTLs first real playoffs with said core.
@PatrickET The 4th line didn't actually grind anyone down, and Evans as 2 C isn't enough. They need to fix those lines.
And definitely need a proper RD to play with Hutson. He's so much better on the left.