Quoting: Gofnut999
Nailed it
First of all one at a time, on the way back from cottage in the car and Aa couple of D's moved around on me. Of course Dahlin lines up on the left and Reilly moves over to the right. , (actually prefers it and plays better there).
You could put Hainsey up with him but IMO, Dermott is ready for the extra workload.
IMO Kadri serves best as a 3rd center, no where near as good as O'Reilly, most of his offense coming off the PP, and struggles in his own end. O'Reilly on a better team should eclipse 70 points while more than giving you a better 2 way game. Not to mention his crucial face off performance, something we likely will lose if Bozak leaves. Tavares has apparently decided to at least negotiate with NYI and I would have him ina second if that falls through but this then becomes a solid plan B, solidifying through the middle and maintaining cap responsibility. (Multiple free agent elite centers available in 19/20 should Leafs want to revisit).
The Islander trades could have been combined, but the overall is: they want to move Ho Sang, gather some depth, align Tavares pals, and pick up a reliable back up goalie at a cheap cost. As for Carolina, McKeown has not and likely will not make the Hurricanes D this season, and the also pick up bottom 6th depth, as well as a needed goal. Leafs get depth at RD, where he even might end up behind Holl on the depth chart.