The Leafs are now winners of their last 6 straight games and appear to be trending upwards at the right time. A few short weeks ago, it was unclear whether or not the Leafs should be buyers or if they should just punt on this season and look to tweak the roster to compete next season. Now, it's looking like the Leafs may only be two pieces away from challenging for a Cup - one piece being a right shot defenseman that can play in the top-4 and the other being a middle six forward who can help the penalty kill. An argument can also be made that the Leafs need an additional right shot defenseman to build up their depth on the right side, but with
T.J. Brodie and
Jake McCabe both able to play on the right side, they really may only need one - especially if it's the right piece.