Precedent

Washington traded a starting NHL goalie. Orpik is not nearly the cap hit that Marleau is. You need to add a lot more than an unproven goalie who has never played in the NHL for someone to take Marleau's contract. Then you need Marleau to agree to waive his NMC. Then once he goes right back to Toronto the league likely challenges with cap circumvention. It is time for fans to accept that Marleau will be playing for Toronto next year.

So the league would challenge for cap circumvention when TOR does it but not WSH.. ok, and Orpik was $750,000 less than Marleau, not a ridiculous difference, Woll not being proven yet is the only hang up I see, hence not getting a second rounder back, I could add a mid round pick too, if you think that’s more realistic

1) Woll isn't being traded. Leafs prospect depth at goaltending is thin and they won't move Woll or Scott because of that. They need competition internally. Plus that's not enough to make any team consider the buy out situation. I get the trade comparable is there, but the players listed aren't. Washington gave up a NHL back up that had hopes of being a starter if he was given the chance, in comparable that would likely be a Johnsson or Kapanen needed to have that deal go through and then Toronto gets back a higher pick.

2) Kapanen, Liljegren and a 2nd might get Toronto Spurgeon, but it doesn't get both of Spurgeon and Greenway. Carolina gave up Lindholm and Hanifin who were both NHL players with potential. Kapanen has 1 year of experience and Liljegren hasn't played NHL minutes yet. So again, you're trade comparison idea is there, but you're players are far off.

3) It won't take that much to move Zaitsev for such a little return. & Toronto wouldn't move him for such little return either.

This post needs quite a bit of work.

As a Ranger fan I would certainly take that deal, even though we already have numerous overlaid defenseman. I think the Leafs can dump him with less pain.

1) I see what you mean but I’d put Woll’s Value very close to Grubauer, it is just about finding a team that wants a prospect and doesn’t need someone that can start right away, he isn’t quite worth as much and that’s why I didn’t get a 2nd back, as I said to someone else I could see them adding another pick to make up the difference
2) I Think Kappy is worth as much as Lindholm (before this year) and yes Liljegren isn’t worth as much as Hanifin but that is why the leafs are adding rather than MIN... Fox was worth 2 2nds so it’s like Liljegren + 3 seconds = Hanifin
3) yeah I was just going off of the only comparable I could think of off the top of my head, I agree it’s an overpay but I didn’t just want to invent my own trade