Nah just trade him to Arizona for Future Considerations is necessary.

Nobody wants to go to Arizona and they need to reach the cap floor so perfect for both sides.

Or BUF. It might cost a 6th, but whatever. It's the following $1.1M that's just not preferable

Interdivisional trading can often be costly as its a team in your own division which is why teams prefer not to. Could happen though

And yeah the 1.1mill is the main reason why a buyout just aint workable. As yes the cap will probs go to 83.5 but than that 1mill increase just goes to Ritchies buyout which would suck

not worth buying out a 2.5 million dollar deal with one year left. there will be teams who would take him

You got to figure Campbell will get at least $5 million in UFA (using Ullmark as an example) so even with my bargain cheap resigning of the Leafs RFAs the Leafs need to cut $3 million,

Who gets traded ?
Kerfoot ?
Mrazek ?
Dermott ?
Holl ? ( I would love it, but the only thing keeping Holl in the Leafs lineup is he being right handed)