the nursing home is complete?

wow, talented yes, age, physicality and team defense still weak, and come next year?

four starting forwards are UFA, only account for 4.5mil of cap space and all 34 yrs old or older? Talk about a rebuild

and eight other players (including taxi squad) are UFAs. When you only have 1 starting RFA (Dermott), and 8 starting UFAs, (accounting for less than 14mil) you're in trouble. That's a lot of filler players

Ok, so you have not watched a single leafs game in the year 2021. Good to know.
Rebuild? I'm assuming your joking, or somehow failed to know that they are first in the league?

What have they won this year? I'm commenting on the trade proposal and overall state of the team going forward. They have looked really good, but IMO team defense will be their undoing, thwey'll lose in the playoffs and then have trouble icing a quality 18 skater team next year. Pickups like spezza or thornton or Simmonds are always good, but the age and mileage or having all three and then adding another old age pensioner?

All back slaps if TMLF win it this year and this proposal puts them over the top, but I don't see it and acquiring more age, not just more age, but MORE AGE of another player over 35 yrs old, spells trouble ahead.

That's why I can tell you haven't watched a single leafs game. Their defence is, right now anyway, the best in the Canadian division. Ok, that's not saying too much because this division's defence in general sucks, but at the very least, baring any big upsets (which knowing the leafs might happen lol), this team is going to make the semi finals.
As for this offseason, they will be fine. Likely, the UFA's will want to stay. If they don't, it won't be hard to get new ones. Maybe if Freddy leaves they can even get upgrades.
Also, age is a good thing as it adds experience.

I just don't know if you want to re-sign guys at that age, injuries have already appeared in Thornton/Simmonds, and will just get worse with age and a longer schedule, especially according to this proposal of adding another old UFA vet at the cost of more youth (a 2nd).

If the goal is to fill in with vets that's one thing, but the goal here is to fill in with AGED vets? The proposal above has 8 starters who are UFAS, who currently make less than 14 mil collectively, it makes it difficult to imagine they'll get hyman re-signed, a quality upgrade in net and still have funds left to take the next playoff step to championship calibre. Relying on so many REALLY old guys is not a formula for improving.

First of they likely don't need a net upgrade. Campbell hasn't gotten a good chance for the leafs, but looks like he could be at least a 1a/1b goalie. So someone like Reimer could be good. Then Hyman likely won't demand north of 5 mil, so then you fill in the rest with league min... and you have Robertson, Liljgren, and Sandin come up, they won't miss a beat.