Kuemper has a lot more value then Andersen, even without retention. You wont get a top 20 pick for 1 year of Andersen

With a terrible owner you will.
Look what they got for Kap. A first and a 3rd line center for 2022.

What terrible owner are you referring too? Both Canes and Yotes have pretty good owners

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A lot of people keep forgetting that Andersen is old just $1M for the year... it doesn't seem like a lot but for some teams, it's worth overpaying for. Especially if you've been told you're only allowed spending so much money next year

Nope, no one is forgetting that at all. Riemer is owed even less.

Not going to bother commenting on these trades but there will be alot of owners who will want guys like Riemer, Andersen and other players whose actual salary is much lower than the cap hit.

FYI: most of the Leafs roster has players that have big signing bonuses paid already and actual salary owed is way less than the cap hit.

With COVID well and thriving, I expect revenues for owners to be way lower for this coming season and that's where contracts with huge signing bonuses paid comes in for owners who are looking to cut actual cost.

Yes I am fully aware of this but it doesn't mean those players values increase, it means they can be traded for players with lower cap hits

Anderson - Kuemper straight across probably works too.

As for the Edmonton trade not a chance they give anything of value for AJ.

Why wouldn't the Canes just trade the first to the Coyotes and take the better goaltender with an extra year and lower cap hit?

Yeah, and for the price difference, who's got the best quality per dollar amount?