Personally I don’t hate these trades. I like the Washington trades proposed by two different caps fans on here better than yours. Brown for Bowey.

To be honest, the last few games Zaitsev has really showed more of his old self when paired with someone that's not Gardiner. He's giver then chance to do more with the puck and you can see his comfort and confidence level grow. I hate to trade him, but short of Kadri or Nylander who won't be moved, he's the only one left to make some salary room.

I've never noticed Bowey, but if he's a physical Defenseman and the Caps can let him go for a good price, then yes he would be a good fit.

Thank god you are not the Leafs GM. In what world is Polak an upgrade on Gardiner and DSP an upgrade on Brown. You are trolling right?

Unlike Gardiner, if Polak makes a hit it's not by accident.
In this case, he is an improvement based on their needs. He offers more of what they are looking for. He's a stay at home Defencemen. Gardiner is more offensive minded which they have enough of. So yes, in this case it is an improvement as it would make the team better.

For much the same reason, DSP is an upgrade on Brown based on what would benefit the Leafs. He also comes in at a lower cap hit and if they so.choose (and if the can afford it) they can resign DSP in the off season to do what Brown did but with more of a grinder role and do so for less than Brown.

To summarize, no this is not a Troll post.