why on earth would the Leafs do that? They arnt paying you to get rid of a guy they need

maybe you can still delete this before other see it?

That Reinhart trade

As a Canucks fan I take the deal and run, just to get rid of Loui will most likely cost the team a first. Based on this trade the Canucks essentially get Sam Reinhart for a 2nd round pick. Also the Leafs trade makes little sense, I guess the Leafs may look to move on from Kerfoot for cap reasons but he is not a player with negative value that the Leafs will have to add an asset to move, its more likely that they will have to trade him for a diminished return than what he would have gotten otherwise (Id compare it to the Schmidt move by Vegas, where he's probably worth more than a 3rd, but since they needed the cap space they let him go for cheap). Also I think there is a limit to how many buyouts a team can have on the books.

Overall, I dont think these moves make the Sabres any better, yeah they get some high picks for the future but they sell low on prime assets like Reinhart, and also take on large contracts without getting enough assets for doing so.

(Kerfoot isn't a cap dump, Leafs fans actually really like him)

They keep him in the trade posts not because they don't like him, but because he's the most movable/provides the most amount of upside for other teams.

Some of these are horrible. Taking eriksson plus moving Reinhart so we are getting a mid to late first?

Definitely would take another 10 years to make the playoffs with these moves.