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If Mitch was a Leaf fan, if he was trying to sit back and justify this trade he’d say the Leafs weren’t trading him for Matt Grzelcyk, he’d say they were trading him for Nylander and Grzelcyk. In which case, The Leafs win that trade.
But Mitch isn’t a Leafs fan. He’s not even a Leaf anymore and his flight to Boston leaves in 2 hours.
or
Mitch is traded to Boston and pretends everything is okay.












