Just Keep Swimming
Joined: Jun. 2018
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I will spare you the "are you ****ing kidding me" crap since it's not a serious post and will instead try to explain exactly why the leafs laugh at this offer.
Nylander is a first line winger who can be a good 2c when needed who is a stats darling, possession and entry wizard, net finding, underratedly strong board battling player. He is also signed to term on a contract that looks like a larger and larger steal everyday.
In exchange you are offering
a late first (not very valuable, and doesn't fit in with what the team is trying to do right now)
A bottom 4 rhd. We have plenty of bottom and middle 4 dmen who can play the right. We don't need another. What we need is a top end guy and Mayfield isn't that.
Ho sang is a bust with an attitude issue and is too old to realistically be reclaimed and hit a level where he would be of value to the leafs. On top of that he plays a position where the leafs are extremely deep.
Johnston is a 4-5 winger. Nothing there, we have plenty on the Marlies who can be called up in a pinch who I'd hazard are better.
Baily is the only quality piece given up here that the leafs might actually want, and he is a large down grade from Nylander both in production, ability, age, and contract status.
Essentially, you've given us scraps (albeit some good ones) for Nylander. Few of which the leafs would actually be interested in. That is why this is a terrible trade proposal that doesn't even come close to landing Nylander.
Basically you are trying to trade $50 worth of cut up pennies for a crisp $100 bill. It doesn't work.