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1) Why trade for Pierre Engvall when a team can just throw a 3rd round compensation offer sheet that Toronto can't match because of their cap? Same goes but without the trade for Rasmus Sandin.
$1,356,540 – $2,055,364 (or whatever it becomes this summer with 1M higher cap compared to last year) only costs a 3rd round pick.
2) Offer sheets would be coming for Ondrej Kase as $1,356,540 was last year's number without compensation due.
3) Kerfoot's going into the rental year before UFA: his return is too high
4) Buying out Mrazek is asking for trouble in fitting in Bunting the following year (as you're essentially trading Nylander for Bunting's cap hit the following year) and you've increased your payroll.