Way to much for savard. If they were going to give up that much they would need to be getting more then a rental back. That could get then severson or manson

How do you figure. An Ahl player, a 3rd line winger and a late first round pick for a D that plays 22 minutes a night.

Other teams value their players too. I gag at the thought of giving up a 1st rounder and a starting forward for one year of Savard. And signing Barrie to 5m deal. He has been consistently the Leafs worse Dman this year . But they shoot right handed....so ignore the cost.

Not every team overpays for a right handed defenceman. You of all people should know that. You are severely overvaluing the handedness of a player based off of unrealistic comparables. The leafs were offered the same package that Gustafson got for barrie.

I would not trade for a RD but try to sign a free agent to a reasonable deal. Some of free agents available (that will not be crazy cap so no Alex Pietrangelo) at this point are: Sami Vatenan, Christopher Tanev, Travis Hamonic, Justin Braun, Radko Gudas, Mark Pysyk, Troy Stecher, Ryan Polock, Trevor Van Riemsdyk .

Another option see if Dermott can move to the right side of Reilly. Dermott is still getting better and in my opinion is a very similar player as far as his play as Muzzin. If he can make the move to right side it may just work. Hainsey was a left shot playing RD for most of his career. Then we have Reilly/Dermott, Muzzin/Holl, Sandin/Liljgren (or sign a bottom four RD instead of Lilijgen), Marincin as the 7th. I don't think that will be as bad as everyone thinks.

The whole team still has to mature into playing a better overall defensive game. That comes with experience as they age and play more games. If they need more cap space they trade Kapanen or Johnsson for picks/prospects. Hymen should not be traded - he is to valuable.

Columbus would likely need something different. We really don’t have much interests in Bracco or Engvall... we’d rather get a center back if we are to move Savard. We don’t need wings.