Nothing. You don't trade top line wingers for decent top 4 Dmen. Ask Edmonton how that works out.

@Goulet is absolutely right. Would think a young forward coming back. Foegele or necas.

Do you not read the posts? Nylander is obviously worth more, hence Nylander > Pesce. Hall for Larsen wouldn’t have worked fine for the oilers if extra pieces had gone with Larsen. I’m just wondering what else canes fans would offer with pesce

What about pesce, fox and foegele?
What about pesce fox and 2019 1st?

Nylander is a none starter.

Feel free to let me know how’d your free up some cap space and improve our d heading into next season

Nylander = $7,000,000
Zaitsev = $4,500,000
Brown = $2,100,000
2nd (2020)
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TOTAL = $13,600,000

FOR

Pesce (50% retained) = $2,000,000
Necas = $900,000
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TOTAL = $2,900,000

THAN SIGN:

Panarin = $10,500,000
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TOTAL = $13,400,000

Panarin - Matthews - Kappy
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Johnson - Kadri - Necas
Moore - Gauthier - Bracco
(March / Petan / Engvall)

Rielly - Pesce
Muzz - Dermott
Rosen - Ozzy
Borgy - Holl
(Lilly / Sandin)

BOOM

Abracadabra

Are you saying
Leafs trade Nylander brown Zaitsev for 50% pesce
Then sign Panarin?

Not how I would do things but interesting

Kadri, Brown, and Hyman can all go along with Zaitsev. 13.35M to play with along with whatever assets they return.

Nylander improves the third line which improves the team defense and whomever Kadri+ brings back, which would be Pesce at minimum, that improves the backend too.

That trade is even as is.

Nylander might be a slightly better player...very slightly, but pesce has the far better contract

We agree there I actually love Kadri but he ends up being underutilized and therefor overpaid on the leafs. What about kap for pesce thoughts on value differences?

You think Nylander for pesce is fair straight up?
What about Kadri? Any interest in him for pesce?

No. Not even close

I think Necas is probably a non starter for the Canes.

No he doesn't.

People drastically over-value Pesce ... does he have high offensive upside? (No).

So he's basically reached his potential unless he becomes the best defender in the league.

And he plays on an all star caliber d-core which makes him look better.

Similar to how Hyman looks great playing with Tavares / Marner.

I disagree with your opinion. Here’s something you’ll disagree with....Nylander is not a special player, just a solid second liner

Leafs need to shred cap. IMO Nylander for Pesce is fair trade....Leafs save 3m cap space of about the 9m they need to shred.
If Marleau doesn't retire, Nylander might have be traded for his 7m cap relief and maybe just prospects or picks coming back to the Leafs.

Pesce plus Julien Gauthier for Nylander and maybe Bracco. Leafs need a big kid with hands and some Jam.

Yeah solid second liners get 60+ points in their first two seasons all the time ... especially at 19 and 20 years old.

He was 20 and 21. He was a rookie at 20.

Yes, plenty of guys do that

List them ...... the ones who went on to be solid 2nd liners ......

Leafs don't need cap space .... Gardiner, Hainsey and Brown can go .... that's all that's needed.

No need to trade Nylander.