The stars aren't quite aligning yet for Toronto.

One almost have to feel sorry for Lou right now. I'm not saying he has to make gold out of chop suey but he is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't at this years TD. Boston, Tampa and even Pitts are closer and looking. If that isn't bad enough, what Lou needs isn't in abundance yet but will be in Free agency later. Unlike the other teams in the East our window to win a cup is at least 5 years. So Lou has to outfox the likes of Yzerman in a year he doesn't need to. I will bet Lou is looking at Babcock and telling him " I have bad news Mike...." Lou has been on a tear, dumping Phaneuff, landing draft picks, acquiring Andersen and getting Boyle on the rental at a decent price. But good luck this year. The reason for no movement yet ? The prices are high and GM's are now looking for term when trading for guys in their prime. The only thing Lou can do strategically is dump contracts in lieu of the summer Free agent feeding frenzy and let the other GM's overpay. That means move the likes of Leivo and Martin while acquiring the likes of perhaps a 4th line C on the cheap. Will that make anyone happy ? Not now but in a few short months it will. If you are a Leaf fan, don't miss work for this years Trade deadline.