Now that
Mike Babcock is a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs the local media has been able to get their hands on what was once some privileged information.
Foremost among that information are the details of a trade that almost came to be at the deadline involving Maple Leafs captain
Dion Phaneuf going to the Detroit Red Wings.
According to Sportsnet the official offer from Detroit was
Stephen Weiss, defenseman
Brendan Smith and prospect
Teemu Pulkkinen. You can bet that right now there are many fans in Toronto askign why the Maple Leafs didn't pull the trigger on the deal.
However it's believed that Toronto insisted on having
Anthony Mantha as part of the deal and as a result the trade fell through.
