very confused by the arizona deal

wouldn't give more than a second for Bennet

Seems reasonable. Let's put Marincin in instead of Rielly too.

More about sending contracts the other way

While the Calgary deal is a couple of bodies, it comes down to the 2nd for Bennett, which is probably almost right. Barbanov and Engvall are types that every team has, NHL/AHL tweeners, and I'm not sure they carry much value at all, (and before anyone says how good they are, tell me why they're being traded and if they'd actually make CAL's roster). But overall a 2nd and a bit more is about right for Bennett. Mikheyev and a 2nd? Or Hyman and a 4th? Calgary jumps on those. But to me, Bennett is worth probably a 2nd and a 3rd, (but not those 2 players who probably don't even make calgarys roster).

But I'm not sure any team trades its number 1 goalie as it prepares for the playoffs, its a shortened season, so the only time to trade your number 1 is NOW. Saying that, I don't think it does much for ARZ.

A more expensive UFA to be, number one goalie to a club going nowhere?
A dman prospect who is going through his ELC without really becoming an NHLer?
Kerfoot is really the only quality, but the entire deal is quantity over quality.

ARZ doesn't gain much in players to make it worth it to give up a 2nd rounder, to gain about 15 spaces in the draft, their goalie is signed cheaper and beyond this year and a good cheap bottom 6 forward = for a HUGE maybe, but not likely in liljegren, quality bottom 6 forward in Kerfoot and moving up in the draft. I'm just not sure its equal or fills a need for ARZ prior to looking at salaries.

They're taking on more salary, in most cases more age and less term and I don't think Kerfoot carries enough value to make it worth while.

How do? I think Kuemper is a more reliable goalie than Andersen

This doesn't make the team better in the short term or long term. It's all just bad

Leafs will ride out Andersen. When Campbell is back they have an excellent tandem as Campbell seems to make Andersen play more competitive. What they do next year is beyond me.

that makes it worse short term and long term

Silly to think Bennett can play 3C. Yea you talk about "playoff" hockey, so you added Crouse and Bennett but then you have to insert Robertson in the lineup.
Leafs certainly aren't better with 3rd and 4th liners Crouse in lineup, and no proof than Kuemper is better than Andersen. Plus giving away all those futures.