why would the Canucks make that trade?

Likely would not make that trade, I was trying to make the numbers work at the end and needed to move Johnsson basically a cap dump screw around. You get the idea

Alex Pietrangelo stays in St Louis for 6 x 8.5, Reportedly he wants closer to 7 x 9.5 or 8 x 9.5 from the Blues. And zero chance of the cap being $88 million that's not remotely happening. It'll be more on the conservative side safe to say expect $84 million at the high end.

Thank you, I didn't know you worked at the NHL. You should please comment on all of the armchair GMs imagining an 88 million cap! appreciate your time. beat it

Dude the roster is a 23 man roster, You just used $88 million on 20 players. A 20 man roster isn't even feasible over the course of a 82 game season. You need those 3 extra's especially for injuries and back to back games.

Once again, I appreciate your time! the leafs went into this season hard to the cap with a 20 man roster. Not saying they do that in back to back years, but it is possible so spend your time worrying about the dumpster fire in Detroit.

Bad trades here. Both are way too much in Leafs' favor.

You're probably right, Bennet and a pick of some sort for dermott I could see, likely not a first.
Then Johnsson for a pick and a prospect I could see as well, likely not Hoglander

It was more so the idea of moving dermott and johnssons contract

since when was Dermott worth a 1st?

Read the comments first maybe?