Quoting: Copenhagen
I still don’t know why leafs fans value a 2nd line winger, a crap D and a player that has zero nhl time for a legit 1st pair D. This trade is everywhere and I don’t see the value here. IMO
You know what a prospect is right? Liljegren is the Leafs 2nd best prospect. He has legit top-4 potential, while Kapanen is a 20-goal winger who can play both power play and PK. Ceci is simply there for cap reasons, he's a UFA at season's end.
Quoting: JayTea
Kapanen isn't getting top 6 minutes in Minnesota, he'd play behind Zuccarello and Fiala. Take off the Leaf-tinted glasses, Kapanen is a good player but he's not some amazing upgrade for the Wild. The Wild's forward issue is the only center they have who can produce points is Staal, so if they move a guy like Dumba they're going to want a center coming back because that's the team's biggest need.
Fine, then take out Kapanen, replace him with Kerfoot and a later pick (4th or 5th round). Would that make it any better?
Quoting: JayTea
Because someone reporting Guerin is looking to make moves and might be willing to part with Dumba suddenly translates to the Wild will dump him for whatever,
This isn't "whatever". Liljegren could end up replacing Dumba's spot by opening night next season. Dumba is a good player, sure, but his value isn't sky-high like you think it is. If they were to actually trade him, this would be about the value you can expect to get back.