So we are downgrading with both forwards and basically not even gaining a pick..

were not really downgrading I just looked for cheeper forwords who have term and are good depth players and we are getting a erlier pick and with those moves we fix the right shot d problem

not really sure why carolina trades a 2nd for a defensemen when they have Slavin, Gardiner and Skjei under contract on the left side for atleast 3 years, plus bean waiting in the wings and hamilton and pesce on the right

well, you saved enough money to sign demelo, so there you go. although that 950K for gudas is suspect.

wow, this is bad. that's a worse team even with the very generous to the leafs contracts handed to the ufa's

you got worse forwards, that's why they're cheaper.

We have 5 LHDs why not add another /s

Why would Calgary do this? Yes they are getting marginally better players but 6.9 million cap hit for 3 years in a flat cap environment. It's not addressing any needs. It's a waste of cap space in the bottom six. We already have enough cap tied up there. Two teams are not a fit for those players.

Well thats true, but I think we can afford Demelo at 3M even without that deal. If its like 2nd from CGY and no pick or late pick from Leafs, than I would do it.

Gudas might be looking at a paycut to stay in the league but probably not that much of one.

Talk about a step in the wrong direction.

75% of those UFA numbers are way off. That changes everything about this.

Hard no.