Maple Leafs fans grade Brad Treliving’s offseason

The reports in recent days after the Marner saga came to an end were that Marner was unlikely to re-sign for quite some time and there was a good chance his camp would go the distance. While Roy on his own won’t fill the void left behind by Marner, getting a useful player in the bottom-six is a far better outcome than the winger leaving for nothing.

On the whole, Treliving was able to get the Leafs’ defence closer to his vision and it resulted in a more sturdy unit compared to seasons past, when it was more of a sore spot. The trade-deadline acquisitions of Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton certainly fulfilled needs, but they didn’t put the team over the top the same way the Florida Panthers’ key adds did.

It’s true that Treliving still has a lot of work left to do and the roster construction is far from complete at the time of filing. Should he be able to land that coveted top-six forward, the Leafs should be in good shape going into the 2025-26 campaign.

There is no denying that the Leafs are becoming a far different type of team compared to two years ago when Kyle Dubas was GM and Sheldon Keefe was the coach. Bringing in someone more aligned with Treliving’s vision in Craig Berube, combined with the public vote of confidence from MLSE CEO Keith Pelley, results in some symmetry across the board.

While the Leafs did make it the furthest they had ever gone in the playoffs during the Auston Matthews era, it was nowhere close to good enough as far as their pursuit of a Stanley Cup. Losing Marner may hurt their team during the regular season, but one has to wonder how much differently things will fare with a new composition in the postseason. Only time will tell whether these fundamental changes finally get the job done.

We want to hear from you: what grade would you give Brad Treliving for his offseason work so far?