no thanks maybe a top prospect

It would probably need to be a first for this to happen

No way should it be a top prospect. No chance. Especially with zero retention. It should be a 1st round pick though.

No one is paying a top prospect for a 'Jake Gardiner' defensemen

I would even think about removing Liljegren in the deal, Leafs are already giving up a lot. A first round pick for Severson is way too much

No it isn't. Watch it happen.

He is a stable top four RHD with term. A first is certainly not too much.

They are not "giving up a lot" at all. You've included two bottom pairing guys with very little upside. There's no way NJ would consider this without a 1st rounder included.

then don’t bother making an offer

Yah that is his value, no team would dare to pay more

That's fine. We'll keep him then.

which is fine, hard to find a market for a defensive liability

Severson would cost more than that probably 1st,Liljegren is the starting point I’d say

No thanks, Leafs aren't trading their first. I'm fine moving away from Liljegren since it will be a log jam on the right side, but anything more is a big no from the Leafs

I wouldn’t do it either but that’s what severson would cost

Lili has top 4 upside I think but I agree with the rest.

The Leafs will be trading their first. Of that I am pretty certain. It may not be for Severson but, they will be trading it.

There is no log jam anywhere on this teams D core. Everyone, including Liljegren has been given the chance to prove they belong higher up in the lineup and everyone has failed to deliver.

At present, Liljegren is a 6/7 defenseman. Not good enough to play on the top pair. Not strong enough defensively to play on a shutdown pair. He may become more than that in the future, but I doubt it. I see him as a lower pairing guy on the right side.

Hope is not a plan and hoping that Liljegren turns into something that he likely won't is foolish dreaming.

I hope he improves. I just wouldn't bet on it and he's not good enough to start above the bottom pair at present. Ideally, he'd be a 7/8 when the playoffs start.

The Leafs have larger issues with their D core than most care to admit or recognize. If they don't so some serious upgrading, that and the duo of broken goalies will be their undoing. Of that I am certain.

Going with six NHL Dmen and an injured Muzzin doesn't seem to be a good plan at all. Don't know why Holl and Liljegren get the blame for the Leafs failures. Muzzin has been the Leafs worse Dman this season, and certainly Lybushin hasn't shown to be good.
Don't know why anyone could say the Leafs have log jam at RHD.....Brodie. Holl, Liljegren and UFA Lybushin.

Not enough for Severson

You're definitely not getting more, Leafs will easily decline