Big John T
Joined: Sep. 2018
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I'll entertain ideas that are farther out than most can handle, but I LOLed
I'd rather dig up the old Arizona deal of OEL + Domi + 2016 1st (Clayton Keller).
Even if you knew the Leafs would be better in this deal, Ottawa is so crazy right now I couldn't entertain a deal. The last thing I would want is Matthews hearing a rumor about a trade that never happens because Melnyk intervened
Signing Tavares didn't make Matthews replaceable either, they're a great one-two and provide balance in age.
But it did make Marleau/Marner/Nylander only as valuable as they can be playing the wing. So far it seems like everyone from fans, to coaches, to management is pushing Nylander into the category of spare parts so a deal around Nylander for Karlsson is much more likely to be accepted