In Brad Treliving's first season at the helm, he made some big moves during the off-season, but they haven't necessarily panned out. However, he was able to extend
Auston Matthews and
William Nylander, which were both top priorities above anything else. Nevertheless, Elliotte Friedman believes that the Leafs are now looking towards the future and that perhaps this season is more or less a trial run to see what they have in the bank: