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This deal is less about the success of the player and more about managing waivers the Seattle expansion draft and the cap moving fwd. Two years ago the Leafs lost two goalies on waivers in a matter of a couple weeks and essentially had to scramble to fill the hole it left, Pickard and macalhaney were the two goalies i believe. Dell isnt waiver excempt so if a team has an injury or any hole at Goaltending he most likely gets claimed. Hutchinson contract also meets exposure criteria for the Seattle draft. It is also a very manageable cap hit that can be moved up and down if need be in paper transactions to meet the daily cap constraints that the Leafs will have to deal with all season. So on the surface this deal makes no sense to the passing uneducated NHL fan but under the surface this is very good managing but the Leafs