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I think Toronto would hate to have Staal in that deal, but would probably have to agree. I wonder if they would try to buy out Staal in the summer then. That should split the buyout hit evenly between the two teams, with each team taking on 1.8 this year and around 500k in 2021-22. He could even go back to the Rangers if that's where he wants to be. Lias Andersson doesn't do much for Toronto as they aren't really looking for prospects, but maybe hanging out with the Swedish mafia the Leafs have going right now would help him turn it around.
Not sure that's the deal that would happen, but I can see the upside from both groups. Gives the Rangers space to give DeAngelo the money he wants.