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I understand there must be something in the trade for the Kings. But let's face it, Marleau's contract doesn't cost much in terms of real money. So the trade amounts to Bracco, the top player in the AHL, for Clifford, an enforcer. And the Leafs can play Marchment, a younger and cheaper enforcer if they need to. It's not good.
I can see two options for swapping players with the Kings, and making this an interesting trade on both ends. One, Trevor Moore, because he's native from California. He's great, really. So this means something serious coming the other way. LaDue would be the player I'd want coming the other way. Two, a young LHD, which can help the Kings a lot in their rebuild, and the Leafs have an abundance of (Borgman, Rosen, ...).