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While I can see the value of moving Kerfoot:
hes one of very few "midlevel" salaries, (Leafs have alot of guys way at the bottom 750k-1.25mil and guys at 5mil or more)
at 3.5mil, his production is poor and hes overpaid
With the cap strapped club, barely able to have 20 skaters in a compressed schedule on a club with few waiver ineligible players, moving a 3.5mil salary allows them to have 21 skaters and the drop off from say kerfoot to amirov or abramov or brooks production wise isn't huge
BUT:
hes a nice 3rd line guy who can move up the lineup
hes still youngish
he has some value
At 3.5mil, if he can return to his 40pt days its worth while (but what teams have cap?)
Overall he makes the most sense to move based on his salary, but the idea that you'll return a good or equal player is not likely. I think you move him for maybe a mid round 2nd or a 4th liner and a 3rd. The lineup above is good, bringing in a rookie in robertson is a good move, (based on what they have) but kerfoot would probably be your best bet on that 3rd line for any offensive production and without him, I think you are looking at last year: minimal offense from your 3rd and 4th lines.