Liljegren will not be playing top-4 next year (or likely ever).

sure he will hes only 22 and defenceman take longer to develop

Wouldn't Seattle prefer Dermott to Holl? I know Holl is a RHD but Dermott is younger, cheaper and has more upside (btw i assumed you are protecting 7F, 3D and 1G, i.e. protecting Reilly, Muzzin, Brodie)

yes thats what would make sence

I'm 99.9% sure Hyman is wearing a different jersey if that was the Leafs offer.

Also, I'd look at other options before I gave Andersen that deal.

This is a commonly believed myth, but the difference in age is only slightly older. Among D, drafted in the first 2 rounds who become top-4 the average age when becoming full-time in the NHL is 20 1/2 years old. Most of those who are older than that were delayed because either they went the college route or stayed in Europe. Liljegren has spent 3 years in the AHL and is not among the team's top-8. I don't blame Liljegren. The team is very bad at developing D. His chances of becoming a top-4 are very small and certainly not next year.

That doesn't even count how this year will most likely be a completely lost year for development. It is looking increasingly unlikely that the ON Gov will give the Marlies permission to play in the province and the Leafs' did absolutely nothing to prepare for the current reality with their top prospects. In fact they were so stupid as to not have Robertson go to the WJC.

I wouldn't give him more than 3.5 and would try for less on a 3 year deal. While I love Hyman, he isn't worth more than that. Take him out of the top 6 and I would be surprised if he was a 40 point player. 10+ goals and 15+ assists is his ceiling away from the stars. Never ever overpay depth guys who get inflated numbers due to stars.b

I’d expect the same 5M at 3 years or 5.5M by 4 years for Andersen. I also think Hyman’s going somewhere else once his contract is up- he’s probably looking for term, at a cap hit that we’re not keen on if we want to re-sign Reilly.

Imo Hyman is more likely a Leaf next year than Andersen.