The Toronto Maple Leafs made some depth moves at the deadline while not moving any of their depth guys like Josh Leivo and Matt Martin. The Tomas Plekanec acquisition became huge, especially with Auston Matthews out for an indefinite amount of time. The Leafs gave up a 2nd round pick, Kerby Rychel and defenseman Rinat Valiev as part of the deal and the trade made one of the them extremely happy. According LNH.com's Anthony Marcotte, Valiev had requested a trade from Toronto. With some great potential, Valiev unfortunately found himself in a clogged up depth chart on the blueline for the Leafs. He requested that the Leafs try and move him to a team that isn't so clogged up at the blueline, and the Montreal Canadiens are definitely one of those teams. With Plekanec already skating alongside William Nylander and Valiev ready for some top minutes with Montreal's AHL team, it's a win-win for everybody.
