Van pass

what

Leafs and Tampa say no

This reaction is exactly what I was going for

I like the creativity.

I think the Vancouver trade will need adjusting, don’t think a first will come back to Buf in such a scenario, but it does create cap space for a team that needs it badly.

One funny thing is I don’t think Buf would hit the cap floor, unless the buyouts aren’t counted in the cap calculation table. This team has 26 players, so 3 need to go to the minors. That will be 2.5-3M ‘savings’ which would put the team right near the floor.

You can take all the cap dumps you want, you aren't getting Hoglander

Canucks aren’t giving up Hog for a guy who is a UFA in a year. Pass

Taking on 4 cap dumps, over 10 mill, to juice a slight bit more value out of Reinhart doesnt seem to be worth it

sign him to an 8 year contract and he wont be

Not sure why the leafs would have any interest in giving up the better Dman who is cheaper and adding a 2nd.

Van would make that trade everyday of the week, moving a guy that had a decent rookie season but nothing special Hoglander and a first to relieve themselves of 16 mil of pure cap dump and get a young top 6 forward who can play wing or centre and can signed to a 8 yr deal at a decent #, Hoglander is good but Reinhart is the better player today and in the future.

Sabres easily decline

No Vancouver wont....
All those cap dumps are the books after next year
1 can be bought out, 1 can still play and the other 2 can be buried in the minors and Vancouver can survive.

Vancouver will not trade Hoglander/1st for Reinfart