That's a massive over payment for Kapanen. Why give up that much when you could sign him to a $4m offer sheet and the compensation is just one 2nd round pick? The Leafs would struggle to match at $4m.

Well, my thinking is Id rather have him than not. And if we go that route, its not 100% Toronto doesn't match, they are looking to get rid of players like Marleau, Kadri, Zaitsev, and are letting other UFA's walk. If they pull off those moves, they could have room for those 2. If you want to guarantee yourself a talent like Kapanen, then you have to give up something. Trading Hagg also frees up 1.5 mil on cap space and lets be honest, if our dmen take that next step, we may lose him for nothing either. We don't need Sandstrom with Hart and Ustimenko and Tomek in the system, and yeah maybe a first is too much. But that first guarantees you Kapanen.

I get that, but even if you're trading for him instead of gambling on an offersheet, I think that's way too much. The Leafs have huge cap problems. I know they want to trade Marleau and Zaitsev which will help them, but that doesn't mean they'll be able to trade those guys. They very well could be stuck with them. I don't see many teams bending over backwards to help the Leafs unless they're getting the better end of the deal themselves.

And thats very true, I actually find it hard to believe they will be able to move them, but u know there will be one team out there below the floor and if the Leafs offer a good draft pick or prospect to entice them, they just may.

However, offer sheets don't happen, and until they start happening with regularity, I can't depend on them. Sure I would, you would, a bunch of people would, but all that matters is if Fletcher would. And GM's don't do it. So if they get his rights, boom, we sign him.

Another point, don't you think other teams out there, if all the sudden offer sheet start being thrown around, someone may offer more than 4? Im just saying, if you identify a guy you want, go get him.

It may be an overpay, but not a massive one. Maybe switch sandstrom for another propsect? Just make it hagg and a first? Hagg and a third? what would you think would be fair?

I do think we see at least one off sheet this summer. Is the the Flyers for Kapanen? Or that Flyers at all? Who knows, but with so many really good RFA's and so many teams with a lot of cap space, I think it happens. Maybe someone would step up and offer Kapanen $5m, but I also think if the Flyers really wanted him and offered him $4m on July 1 he'd sign it. He grew up in the area.

Well, don't mistake me saying i would do something different by me not wanting your scenario to happen, Kapanen for a 2nd?? Id jump all over that, it would be like an early xmas gift. but because I view it that way, it makes me think its too good to be true.

Well i know one thing, if at 12pm est on July 1 the Leafs still haven't been able to trade Marleau or Zaitsev or sign Marner or Kapapen, I'd be on the phone with both of their agents seeing if either was ready to sign an offer sheet.