You forgot to add Amirov to the hawks deal

as horrible as chara is, he's making league min and is done at the end of the year. leafs need to add a pick if they want the isles to take ritchie

Easy decline by the Hawks. We're not paying you to get Mrazek + you need to add more to actually get him from us.

Resign conditions aren't allowed

if that's the best offer out there for Paul (it definitely wouldn't be) then Ottawa would jest re-sign him, which they probably still will anyway

Mrazek has term, Fleury's an upcoming UFA. So this deal makes sense so you don't lose Fleury for nothing. Pretty good return too, in Mrazek.

Mrazek's been pretty bad this year. And his contract doesn't help. Plus, you need us (or someone else) to take him considering Campbell is a UFA and Rielly just got that extension.

Dermott+Engvall doesn't get you a sign and trade Max Domi, Marc Andre-Fleury will only waive to a team that he wants to sign with. and sorry i don't see the Leafs being that team. he probably goes back to Pittsburgh to retire.

Mrazek was injured for a while, so he hasn't played a lot of games. Lately, he's been solid. And sometimes, even if you're saying he's been bad, which I don't believe to be true, you simply need a fresh start, and that is what Mrazek may need. Rather then losing Fleury in free agency for NOTHING, we're giving you a goalie with 2 years left at a reasonable cap hit for a capable starting/tandem goalie.

It depends what Columbus thinks of Dermott and Engvall. They may look at them and say that with more of an opportunity and a fresh start, they can thrive. They're also relatively young which is what would entice Columbus. As for Domi, he's an upcoming UFA, so rather than him leaving in the summer and Columbus losing him for nothing, Columbus can get two young guys that still have potential to grow. And Domi hasn't been too great either, nowhere near what Columbus thought they were getting when trading for him. Could be a fresh start for Domi. Domi's value isn't high right now, given he's a UFA and that he has a bad contract, so rather than losing for nothing, we're giving you two young players with potential to grow. And it makes sense for us because we have too many Engvall-types on forward, we need someone with an edge.

Fleury's a UFA and were giving you a starting goalie with term. It's essentially a starting goalie who's an upcoming UFA for a starter with 2 years left at a good cap hit. Better than losing Fleury for nothing in the summer. To get a starter in return is what Chicago should want in return for Fleury, and Mrazek is that and younger and locked up.

Or we trade him for something of value....like draft picks or prospects....you'll have to PAY someone to take Mrazek contract

The thing is Mrazek is bad.....and there's plenty of other option in goal during the offseason....i might even resign Fleury

I would normally agree with you about adding a pick to take Ritchie, but knowing Lou he would do Chara for Ritchie 1 for 1. He took Matt Martin's deal at an identical (to Ritchie) 2.5, and I'd say that Ritchie is worth the 2.5 more than Martin was (and still is) when acquiring him.

matt martin was also beloved in the organization prior to lou's arrival and had a long history with the team, ritchie has nothing of the sort and doesn't fit anywhere in the lineup

Your missing a second in that jackets trade.

cbj pass. we want draft picks

Every single team says no. Leafs aren't getting good players for garbage in return.

Could go that route, but then you'll still need another goalie. Mrazek/Lankinen isn't a bad tandem, and Mrazek is young, a capable starter, and on a good contract. Mrazek's contract isn't bad at all - today more and more players are getting overpaid - Trouba at 8mil, Hischier at 7.2, Werenski at 9.5, Jones at 9.5, Hughes at 8. Mrazek's deal is fair/reasonable and affordable, and as reported recently, his contract isn't an issue for teams around the league.

I don't go by place in the organization, I go by the quality of the player. Ritchie just came off a 15 goal season and also has a physical side on top of that. Martin's always been a fourth liner, so if Lou was willing to pay a fourth liner 2.5, he would have no problem paying 2.5 for someone with decent offensive potential and who's more than a fourth liner. Lou also signed Komarov to 3mil lol. It's just something Lou would do.

Dermott and Engvall are young players with room to grow, and Columbus would be a good place for this.

Dermott's a second.

It's dead weight, he's not a quality starting goalie and 3.8 for a backup is bad. We could sign a goalie for much less who's as good or better. Add in the fact it's unlikely we're going to be competitive next year, this return makes no sense. Fleury might bring back a first round pick, or at least a second. Add in us retaining money and possibly giving up a pick? We'd be better off letting him walk for nothing

Nope. Not at this point. Not to the jackets. Also engvall is useless to us. Keep him and add a third instead. So a second, and dermott or a second and third.

again, no. ritchie has no place on the team, they have more than enough bottom six players. the reason he took on martin was specifically because of his role in the organization, it’s ridiculous to leave that part out of your assessment. and they just terminated leo’s contract because he was useless. if you want to get rid of ritchie, throw in a third or something and maybe you have a deal but not for nothing.