Clifford is a locker room and coach's favorite and won't be let go for a 6th round pick. If that's what's being offered, they'll hold onto him through the rebuild.

Doesn't hurt that he's already tied a career high in goals only halfway through the season.

Ferland will likely be outscored this season by Johnsson, I get that Ferland has other tangibles but come on. This isn't a perennial 20 goal man, he's a bottom 6 player which scored 20 goals 1 time. He's a bigger Connor Brown!

I really hope Dubas is as smart as I think he is, because as soon as the media get behind someone, they are elevated way beyond their skill level.

but why does everyone on Cap Friendly Armchair gm want to trade Connor Brown?

Because he's an average type 3rd liner that is expendable? Plus when you pair him with the "awesome" Zaitsev + a mid round pick that's like practically worth a top pair RHD in most Toronto Fan mocks.

Nothing wrong with Connor Brown. But if Matthews, Marner, Johnsson and Kapanen are all being re-signed, Brown is $2.1m on a 4th line that won’t be on the ice that often. And that’s $2.1m that could be $775 by using Trevor Moore in the same spot.