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."