To be honest, I think a good part of this team’s fans are delusional. This delusion is caused by years of failure. Years of teams making short-term moves that didn’t pan out.
A team known for it’s lack of organizational patience has now conditioned it’s fans to be too patient. It’s OK. It’s a normal reaction. But the people who insist the Toronto Maple Leafs are still in rebuild and need to be patient don’t understand the realities of a league with a salary cap.
I’m going to lay out for you why the Leafs need to be buyers at this year’s trade deadline.