Deal

With how Kerfoot played in this series, I dont see Leafs trading him ever. Such a great penalty killer

All I can think is that if I'm ownership, trading Staal when the roster has shown to be competitive enough to be in the mix for postseason hockey is going to be a tough sell.

You finally just got Kaprizov to come over, and Strome might cover the bet as a quality #2C (I'm taking the under on this personally). If Kahkonen proves to be an upgrade to Dubnyk, this roster is comfortably competing with Nashville for the #3 spot in the Central.

Nor do I think that deal does Toronto any favour, the cap savings are minimal.

Let's assume Minnesota adds either Gunler at #15 or Foerster at #24 based on where Pittsburgh lands, and Barron with the second round pick (someone always slides) to a prospect group already featuring the freshly drafted Lundell, Boldy, Khovanov, and Warren. Nevermind that you've added Bellows for essentially free. The basis for long-term success is here, especially that Kaprizov is in the fold. I think the talk of an all-out rebuild needs to be extinguished in Minnesota. Remaining competitive until the prospects are capable of taking over, not just graduating, is going to be key in keeping Minnesota a prime contender in the Central for the next decade+.

Isles say yes. I like that a lot for both teams.

Islanders get a versatile forward and save cap. Wild get a goal scoring prospect and a couple of picks along with a bad contract. I think Bellows would do great on the Wild.

Rangers decline without an add on MIN's side

I'm ok with all of this.
Don't love Strome so if Rangers don't want to deal, no problem.
I doubt the Leafs take that deal, but maybe.
Really like the Islanders deal.
Keep Anas in the AHL he isn't a NHL'er and hold onto Rask so his buyout isn't sitting on the books for 4 more years.

I think if it's a 2020 2nd, it's a definite yes from the Rangers. Really hope Fiala and Kaprizov click, that could be an exciting duo, hopefully even enough to make the Wild less boring