So the Leafs get rid of Marner and JT (who has a NMC) and get Kempe and Iafallo and the kings get them both (the 2 best players in the trade)...hmmm

Uh no

Can't tell if delusional Kings fan or bitter Leafs fan.

and this ladies and gentlemen is exhibit A for why CapFriendly needs some sort of moderation on posts

Tell me more about how it's working so well for the Leafs now keeping those players to eat up their salary cap. This trade would relieve the Leafs of their cap issues, they'd still get to keep Matthews and Nylander while getting decent returns in Iafallo and Kempe, and they could use that extra cap money to fix depth issues. Tell me how is that a bad thing?

Haha yes there is the obligatory cool guy shot at the Leafs...surely you can do better than that though because it was pretty pathetic. Cap issues yes, does that mean giving some of you best players away for crap? Probably not.

The trade idea is stupid regardless of how you look at it or has anybody come into say "Hey you know what? This Fiteme guy is a visionary and that is just beyond intelligent"?

Here let me check...ummm no and the reason is that it is dumb beyond belief and that is not even considering the NMC.

"crap". Iafallo has had 43 points on a bad team this past season (second highest on the Kings behind Kopitar), and has been trending upward since his debut in 2017-18, plus he's only 26 years of age and just reaching his prime. Kempe had 32 points and played a large role in the Kings' big win streak they had towards the end of the season, adds grit to the team that was lost with Kadri, and he's only 23 years of age. Both of these are underrated skilled players that will produce for the Leafs without being a burden.

Comparative to what would be traded in your scenario...yes crap. Top 10 centre and 23 year old top 10 winger...and yes they are so forget your anti Leaf crap. Besides you have yet to discuss the nmc. That's kind of a biggie...no?

NMC only means you need the player to consent for them to be moved.

Umm yes I am aware, but he negotiated it because that is the only place he wanted to play.

So along the lines of your idea, if the following teams had cap crunches or internal budget restrictions they would trade 2 stars for Kempe and Iafallo:

Boston - Bergeron and Pastrnak
Colorado - Landeskog and Rantanen
Edmonton - Draisaitl and RNH
Etc etc...

Does it sound ridiculous to you yet? There are easier ways to clear cap space and there several Leafs that had large.signing bonuses so the actual money paid is very low.

If they trade any of their stars, the return would be much more and actually address an area of need.

You are right though they are decent players, I only called them crap in comparison.