Playoff Team

Just not sure any of those offers are close, and those teams will get better offers fairly easily. Sometimes its not about what you want to offer, but what they need or want.

Tanner J, an 800k RFA, for a late in the round 2nd TWO drafts away is just a real light offer. If NSH is going to make moves, I just cant see them moving Jeannot unless its an overpayment and thats not an overpayment.

If STL is going to tear it down, expiring UFA Kerfoot is really worth nothing to them, so its promising prospect, but no sure thing in Minten and a probable late in the round 1st TWO drafts away and a 3rd for Reilly and 50% retention, just think thats light. OTT 3rd in 2023 is probably the better offer and probably have to add something for them to take (what is to them a cap dump) in Kerfoot, like a midlevel prospect like Steeves.

But the worst offer is a an expiring/underachieving cap dump in engvall, a waiver wire borderline NHLer in Gaudette and 3 nice picks for Meier and 50% retention. Its kind of two negative assets SJ doesn;t want, so while Meier and retention easily gets those 3 picks, they probably also get a top 4 prospect from the Leaf system and want no part of gaudette or engvall unless that prospect is what THEY want.

Since the start of last season:


Alex Kerfoot:

115 = Games Played
063 = ES Points (#57 in NHL)
2.74 = ES Points / 60 Mins
0.55 = ES Points / Game
(+28) = Plus / Minus
15:10 = Time on Ice
$3,500,000 = Cap Hit

Ryan O'Rielly:

112 = Games Played
053 = ES Points (#93 in NHL)
2.15 = ES Points / 60 Mins
0.47 = ES Points / Game
(-13) = Plus / Minus
18:50 = Time on Ice
$7,500,000 = Cap Hit

The narrative that Alex Kerfoot is a cap dump is so radically incorrect it's kind of mind blowing.
He kills penalties, gets zero powerplay time, and produces like 1st liner at even strength.
Kerfoot has out produced O'Rielly lately, but O'Rielly is still CLEARLY a better player.
However, the difference between them is no longer a 1st + 2nd + 3rd round pick.
I wouldn't make this trade from the Leafs perspective. Kerfoot's too useful.


Side Note:
Every selling team takes back salary at the trade deadline.
Otherwise, no good team has the cap-space to trade with them.
And expiring deals (Kerfoot, Engvall, Gaudette) are ideal for sellers.
You complain about really weird stuff.

I agree what I’d do is trade away engvall, a couple of prospects, a first rounder. Have another team retain some salary and boom we still keep kerfy and we now have oreilly

Uhh...

Shut let me have my moment and dream