I like both players, and their contract situations are almost identical, so this would one of those rare old fashioned hockey trades, but Simmonds has a no-trade clause and I think he really wants to stay in Toronto regardless of how little ice time they give him. If we ignore that, I get the impression that Holl and Dermott have fallen out of favor in Toronto so they could use TVR if those guys are on the way out, and Washington does seem to have some depth of defense, but I’m not sure where Simmonds would fit in there when their injured guys come back.

i mean he COULD go for a change not saying anything good or bad he MIGHT

Yeah, if it was Holl or Dermott instead for TVR than I could definitely see something like that going down

this is the weakest deal, it happens all the time

Doesn't necessarily mean it isn't a fair deal