29 May 2020 23:24:13
To Anaheim:
Kerfoot, Liljgren, Engvall, 2nd 2022*
To Leafs:
Rackell, Kesler (LTIR)

*If Clifford does not re-sign with the leafs it becomes a 2021 second round pick (this was part the condition on the pick they traded to L.A)

To NJ
Johnsson, Dermott, Bracco, Malgin
To Leafs:
Severson (NJ retains 50%)

Re-sign Spezza and Gauthier to league minimum
Mikheyev gets 1-2 years at 1.75 mill

Sign a 3C (Thornton, Brassard, Galchenyuk) to a 1-2 year contract @2 mill

Hyman-Mathews-Marner 24.777
Rackell-Tavares-Nylander 21.75181
Mikheyev-3C-Kapanen 6.95
Barbanov-Gauthier-Spezza 2.325
*Brooks 725k

Reilly-Severson 7.083333
Muzzin-Lehtonen 6.55
Sandin-Holl 2.894167
*Marincin 700k

Anderson 5
Campbell 1.65

Kessel 1.2

Total cap:
81.6063103
*This dose not include the LTIR relief from Kessler's contract

1.) 31 May 2020
31 May 2020 02:23:54
I'm not sold.

I'm not even looking at the trades themselves, which are all pretty good. I'm just looking at the end result.

The defense doesn't look any better really. I like Severson, but I don't think he is a 1RHD. He's not even a top 50 defenseman in the league. There are probably like 2 or 3 levels between true 1RHD's and Severson.

And we take a pretty big downgrade at 3C to upgrade our wing. Our wing gets an upgrade with Rakell, but I would rather keep the center strength. I guess it depends on who you sign, but the options you listed here are all significantly worse than Kerfoot, who I think is a pretty good 3C. He's no Kadri, but he is effective for the role.

Wing is already our greatest strength. I wouldn't weaken another position to upgrade an already strong position.

2.) 31 May 2020
31 May 2020 03:23:46
Hockey idk if I agree with you about a downgrade at 3C as Kerfoot hasn’t really fit into the leafs system all that well. I really like the Engvall-Kerfoot-Mikheyev line at one point but then Mikheyev got hurt and Engvall and Kerfoot both started struggling. Kerfoot also played 3C just as much as he played LW.

Another reason for that trade is the cap savings, not necessarily in the trade itself, but with the savings the leafs will get at the 3C position. It’s mostly about the cap.

Yes Severson may not be a Pietrangelo or Jones, but the leafs can’t really afford that right now, and honestly Reilly and Barrie actually worked really well imo as a defence pairing even though they are both offensive defenceman. Severson may not have the best defensive stats but he also played for one of the worst defensive teams in the league for his whole career.

Also, again this trade saves money against the cap as a 2 million Top 4 defenceman is very hard to find these days. As much as I would like it, the leafs just can’t afford a top RHD at this time, and they are going to have to settle for someone like Severson regardless. Might as well save as much money as possible while doing it.

3.) 31 May 2020
31 May 2020 03:25:28
Also Brassard, Galchenyuk, and Thornton wouldn’t be downgrades on Kerfoot imo, more like cheaper replacements who can play a more steady role.

4.) 31 May 2020
31 May 2020 03:25:53
As it stands our wingers are Marner, Nylander, Kapanen, Johnson, Mikheyev, Barbanov, Engvall, Hyman, Robertson. Why would you ever want to trade for another one? Can even include Kerfoot in there as he plays LW as well. If anything you trade two wingers this off season because you have so many quality ones. You don't need to bring in any more.