Nah, dubas knows he's an integral part of the D-core.
Just look at how the Leafs went into a tailspin without Gardiner.
It's like cool, he was a -3 in game 7... those were the only goals against of the playoffs he was on for and 2 of them weren't his fault (dermott and andersen tag teaming a goof up and the empty net). That's one thing that people miss when writing their gardiner hate messages.
Rielly is super suspect defensively but has incredibly high offensive numbers which masks his defensive inability.
Leafs know they have some damn good D-men on the way, Dermott is still improving. Sandin is torching the AHL. Liljegren is the Marlies best defensive d-man. But we may still need Gardiner... he's incredibly good defensively... better than all the others on roster.