Insider reveals a crucial Mitch Marner trade which addresses Leafs glaring holes

"This group needs a little more sandpaper, they need more grit where their top six is concerned. You look at that list of candidates in their top six. And I go back to the Florida series, the trouble that club had with Tkachuk and Bennett, both players who, you know, factor into the top six for the Florida Panthers. I know the Leafs covet that kind of gritty presence as part of your top six, who can also generate top-end offensive numbers.

So, it may be— and please Leaf fans, don't hear me saying that Marner is the reason the Leafs have been unable to capture the Stanley Cup— but he is that one piece that may bring the added necessity as management perceives it back to the mix to get them over the hump."