With speculation as to Christian Horner’s future at Red Bull very much being debated, Sergio Perez has come out and publicly backed his beleaguered team principal as the scandal involving a female employee refuses to die down.
After being cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal Red Bull investigation, Horner has seen leaks of alleged text messages involving himself and the woman in question, and Jos Verstappen, father of star driver Max, publicly call for him to step down.
For a contending team that is serious in making a deep run in the playoffs, making just a single move at the deadline when other teams are actively engaged in multiple moves would send the wrong message to both the players and the fanbase, showing that the organization doesn’t appear to want to dedicate themselves to winning as much as their competitors.
So to get the team mentally in the right mindset going forward, they shouldn’t just stop at Edmundson, as at least one more move needs to be made. Something that is convincing enough that would significantly make the Leafs a team others would want to avoid meeting in the playoffs.
With the Leafs needing some defensive help this time around, they have already made their first move in acquiring Edmundson to help address their back end. So look for the Leafs to perhaps add another defenseman for insurance depth or turn their focus to another team need, such as goaltending depth or a gritty scoring forward.
