The Toronto Maple Leafs were in the midst of a last-place season the last time they sold at the trade deadline. It was 10 years ago, and a front office managed by Lou Lamoriello dealt away the likes of Dion Phaneuf, Shawn Matthias, James Reimer, Daniel Winnik and Roman Polak for a collection of players — and most importantly, draft picks. Two of those picks, both second-rounders, were used on Carl Grundström (2016) and Sean Durzi (2018), who were later flipped together in the package that brought Jake Muzzin to Toronto. And that figures to be the goal of the current front office, led by...

The Toronto Maple Leafs were in the midst of a last-place season the last time they sold at the trade deadline.

It was 10 years ago, and a front office managed by Lou Lamoriello dealt away the likes of Dion Phaneuf, Shawn Matthias, James Reimer, Daniel Winnik and Roman Polak for a collection of players — and most importantly, draft picks.

Two of those picks, both second-rounders, were used on Carl Grundström (2016) and Sean Durzi (2018), who were later flipped together in the package that brought Jake Muzzin to Toronto.

And that figures to be the goal of the current front office, led by Brad Treliving, ahead of the upcoming March 6 trade deadline: bring in some future assets that help the club retool in the offseason.

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