The three moves Chayka should make next to finish reshaping the Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not done making moves and there are three other ones they need to prioritize if they want to make their lineup as strong as can be.

John Chayka is wasting no time making several big changes to the Toronto Maple Leafs from top to bottom. He signed young sensation Tinus Luc Koblar, traded Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit, hired Jim Hiller as head coach, and now just completed a sign-and-trade with Tampa Bay to acquire Darren Raddysh.

That is a lot of moves in a short span of time, and it's clear that he isn't wasting time when it comes to making big changes. There's still a lot more to come though as we still haven't even reached the draft yet, and who knows what other trades or moves he could be thinking.

Lucky for Chayka, we've come up with the next three moves he needs to prioritize (outside of Gavin McKenna, of course).

Toronto's first move is dealing with Morgan Rielly's future - and getting him off the books

The huge talking point this offseason has been the future of Rielly as it pertains to being an active member of the roster. He's expensive, regressed, and Toronto just added his replacement who does everything better and offers more to the overall team.

All those signs point to him leaving town and Chayka needs to do it for a couple of reasons. First, the team is going to need to make sure they have better overall players on the blueline and still look to get more mobile despite adding both Raddysh and Emil Andrae.

There's still some tinkering to do but having both Rielly and Raddysh up top makes no sense, because there's no true defensive anchor to hold the line. Rielly is a huge part of the locker room and culture of the team but at what point does his on-ice liabilities become too much to stomach?

At the cost of $7.5-million it's hard to, and a team like San Jose who is desperate for defensive help would certainly be able to afford him and also get the piece they need. It's time to face the fact that Morgan Rielly isn't fit for the Maple Leafs anymore.

Toronto's next two signings are going to be big both figuratively and literally

Now that Rielly's $7.5-million is off the books that opens up room for Toronto to make the splashes needed to get better up front.

Enter Alex Tuch and Boone Jenner.

Tuch is reported to head to free agency on July 1 because the Sabres aren't willing to pay what he wants which could lead into the double digits per season. While that's a big commitment alongside Raddysh, Tuch is that perfect piece to slide alongside Matthews and give him someone who can help offensively and in a protective sense.

Tuch is 6-foot-4, 220 pounds and someone who isn't afraid to get physical, as he had 82 hits this past season and has 619 total in his career. He also added 90 blocks and is an above average two-way forward who has gotten Selke votes before.

That's worth $10-million especially for a team trying to compete now, and it allows Matthew Knies to slide to the second line and provide protection for William Nylander and John Tavares.

Over the past four seasons, Tuch has 271 points in 310 games along with 331 blocks, 281 hits, a plus-63 and 51 power-play points. He's been fantastic even on a Sabres team that struggled up until this season.

So now we have the top brass out of the way, let us focus on something equally important but often overlooked - the 3C slot.

Often used as a defensive/checking role traditionally, Toronto has had a rotation of 3C's and had a pretty good one in Nic Roy before trading him at least year's deadline. Then you also have Max Domi out for potentially the season and you see a glaring hole.

Here's where Jenner comes in. The Blue Jackets captain is likely headed to free agency after reports he and Columbus are far apart in extension talks and he fits seamlessly into the lineup albeit at a bit of a cost.

Toronto will likely need to pay at least $6-million per season to get Jenner, and while that's a lot for a 3C, the cap is rising steadily and it will appreciate. Plus, you have to understand what he would add to the lineup.

He's a defensive beast who is also 6-foot-2, 205 pounds and another big body to slot in alongside Dakota Joshua on the third line. Jenner has also won 54% of his face-offs for his career and has been pretty solid despite being on some losing teams.

He also has three 20+ goal seasons plus a 30-goal season in 2015-16. He's not just a defensive player and he would add a lot of offensive help in the bottom-six while also anchoring the PK and taking away those burdensome minutes from Auston Matthews.

That's quite an improvement all over the board, and there's still names like Brandon Carlo, Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and such who could either factor into the lineup or be traded and then we have even more pieces to figure out.

But for now, this is Chayka's priority list.

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