mayfield retained plus the isles are taking on ritchie? the pick needs to be a first or it’s not happening

That offer gets beat for Miller retained

I know Miller is good but why do the Leafs need more offence? They are offence heavy - Miller is nice but probably not where they need more skills.

Lots of Mayfield trades. He isn't worth a first imo but taking a bad contract and retaining likely costs more than a second - not sure SDA gets you there. Maybe Rodion, Ritchie, + a 2nd.

All of these trades are lite in regards to what they would be receiving from Toronto.

All of these teams could do better than these offers were they inclined on trading those particular pieces.

Its a pretty easy no from all of them. It is a laughable no from the Islanders.

Put yourself in the other team's position when you come up with this stuff and ask yourself... "Would I do this if it were the team that I support?"

Would you trade TJ Brodie for... a bad contract who's already been waived once + an AHL'er with very little NHL upside + 2nd round pick in the late 40's and ask for a retention too??

It is a pretty easy no right? So... why would the Islanders do it?

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