Brad Treliving on the addition of Scott Laughton: "As hard as it was for him as a Flyer his whole life, he was emotional talking about coming home and playing for the Leafs"

Brad Treliving held a media briefing following the trade deadline, where he discussed the acquisitions of Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo. He emphasized the team's objectives to bolster depth and experience in key areas, particularly at center and on defense. Treliving acknowledged the challenge of parting ways with promising players like Conor Timmins and others, highlighting the difficult decisions behind building a competitive team. Discussing the acquisition of Carlo, he mentioned that the player had been on their radar for some time, showing a strategic approach to improving the team's performance.

To get good players, you have to give good players. We are certainly happy with the additions of Scott and Brandon.

We wanted to improve the team... specifically on the blue line-specifically on the right side-and see if we could upgrade ourselves there with some experience.

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