I would 100% take that if I was dubas

IMO this would be a perfect offseason. Most of the hawks improvement will come from inside the organization. No need to make a bunch of flashy trades/signings this year

Toronto won't trade Kapanen. His value is at his lowest, they'll hold out in hope he rebounds.

1. Mitchell is not a lock at all. I wouldn't be surprised if he takes the same path as Boqvist
2. Murphy is arguably the Hawks best dman when it comes to actually playing defense and I don't see him getting moved
3. I think DeHaan gets moved over Maatta just because of age and injury
4. Considering Kubs scored 30 goals as a rookie, I have a feeling his bridge deal will be closer to Laine's bridge deal in the 2x5mil range
5. I think every Hawks fan would rather see Lankinen take over as a backup rather than Delia

1) Mitchell's game is much more mature then Boqvist coming into his first year in the league. His game is NHL whereas boqvist wasn't viewed in the same light and was forced into the role. Most of the Hawks analysts have said the same thing. Mitchell will also be 22 this coming season a good 18 months older then Boqvist and much more filled out physically.

2) If there isn't a CBO, then you have Bovist, Murphy, Mitchell and Seabs. Seabs isn't tradable as everyone knows. Boqvist and Mitchell aren't going anywhere. So there is the possibility of sliding Murphy to the right and trading Maatta and De Haan, but I don't see them trading low on De Haan and arguably, he was as good as Murphy defensively when he was healthy. Murphy is also 27 years old, so he's entering the peak of his career...what you see is what you get at this point. If the Hawks were challenging for a cup, then Murphy is more important then Kap, but realistically, they aren't.

3) De Haan is noticeably better and a true 2nd liner, Maatta is not a 2nd liner and while he is a fine 3rd liner, we have cheaper options (Koekko, Carlsson, Beaudin, etc.).

4) That is a bad comparison when you had 3 years of Laine playing in the league. Kubalik has 1 year and doesn't have arbitration rights so he either takes a fair deal or goes back to Europe. A fair deal for a player at 24 with 1 year in the league for 30 goals would be a 1 or 2 year deal in the threes, maybe $4M even tops. He doesn't have a lot of options and the Hawks need to ensure this wasn't a fluke.

5) I think that's fair but experts that cover the Hawks (The Athletic as an example) still have Delia penciled in as the #2 right now and Lankinen as the #3. Delia has a one way agreement so something to consider.

Agree on that. They definitely need to get younger while at the same time staying competitive to keep the fanbase in tact. I think this accomplishes both.

Leafs need a solidified RHD more then Kap; Kap is not a difference maker to a team that already is loaded on the RW side with Nylander and Marner and Kap will never be close to those two in value to the team.

Then they won't move Kapanen to Chicago. Kapanen has more value in a trade elsewhere. Somewhere like Detroit that are desperate for top end talent maybe. But they won't sell low.

Having trouble following you. What do you think Kap is worth? Do you honestly think he a anchor player for a top 6 line in the league because again, you aren't making much sense responding without much explanation. Lots of Leafs fans have proposed a similar trade involving Murphy and Kap and for good reason and Murphy carries slightly more value on the open market then Kap and again, for good reason.

Kapanen's value is at the lowest it has been during his career. End of last season I could have seen someone giving up a 1st for him, right now I think roughly a 2nd because he had such a poor season. Because of that, I doubt Toronto move him. On top of that, there are other teams who will likely give up more value pieces for Kapanen than Chicago would because they have a greater need, which is why I refer to someone like Detroit.

It confuses me why some people want to get rid if De Hann when he has been very good for us when healthy. Obviously he has to get healthy again, and I hope he doesn’t loose too much of a step after multiple arm injuries.

Also, good enough moves. (Thank you for not giving away Nylander for Fr33)

Kap's value is still what it was last year IMO; he arguably played better this season then the season prior he just took on a different role but his game was much more complete.The problem with Kap is you have a guy about to turn 24 with 3 seasons in the league that has shown he is a good supporting middle 6 winger. For one reason or another, people on this website inflate this value...maybe he was overhyped earlier in his career. Does he have the potential to be a top 6 winger...of course, but it's not like Kap is going to be the next Nylander, Marner, Kane...maybe he becomes a Saad type of player. He's a solid middle 6 winger that is fast and exciting to watch and has a good two way game, but lacks control and a shot. He has a fair value contract.

Yes and no. The only reason I don't like it from the Leafs perspective is it digs an even deeper cap hole.
You'd still have to trade Johnsson to be cap compliant.

So yeah its a good trade, but I think if the Leafs are gonna trade Kap for a dman they would rather add pieces to have the other team retain or something.

There is of course risk in keeping De Haan over Maatta with the injury but hands down, De Haan is a better player.

Murphy and Kap's cap hits are pretty close to one another. Also, picking up Caggiula is a good move for the Leafs for their bottom 6; the guy is fast, plays with a ton of energy and most importantly, adds much needed grit to the Leafs team. I would prefer to keep Caggs over Shaw at this point in Shaw's career but Shaw is not easily moveable with his cap hit; needless to say they are similar types of players. Hands down, this move makes the Leafs a better balanced team.

They are close, but that's how close the Leafs are to the limit.... That 500k matters.
I do agree with you though.