CHI says "huh?"

I don't see Kubalik being in our future plans tbh. Here we can fill some holes on the roster/get potential trade chips and a solid D prospect

Me either. But the value just isn't there. Kubaliks rights should cost at least a 3rd but most likely a 2nd for any team to acquire. Mrazek costs the leafs at least a 3rd to dump. Holl is, debatably, also a cap dump or of pretty low value. And Kokkonen doesn't move the needle much. So, in this scenario, CHI is essentially paying TOR to take Kubaliks RFA rights. Which I guess is fine if there is some behind the scenes "future considerations" involved. But at face value, it doesn't make sense for CHI.

I can understand wanting a better prospect that Kokkonen. I read up on him a bit and I like him, but there are probably some higher upside pieces we could realistically get in a trade like this. I'm not super familiar with the Leafs' prospects though, so I'm not totally sure who some candidates might be. Originally I had Roni Hirvonen in the trade over Kokkonen, for whatever that's worth

Personally, I don't totally think Holl is a cap dump (at least I don't think the Leafs should have to pay to move him). He's an ok 5-6 defenseman on a reasonable contract that has been passed by better players on the Leafs' depth chart and is now a "luxury" they can't afford. He's included in this deal, more or less, to make the money work and maybe give the Hawks a guy to pump and dump at the deadline -- teams love their big RHDs for the springtime and maybe getting out of Toronto allows him to elevate his game a bit. Getting that for free isn't something I'd necessarily turn down. But considering Holl and Mrazek combined will cost us $6.2 million in real money next season, maybe a better prospect like Hirvonen really is more fair

Detroit declines. Value is fair but we already have too many bottom 6 forwards.

Well, what makes him a cap dump is not necessarily him as a player. As you said, he is a fine 5-6 dman. But that's it, he is just fine... He will service a team just fine, but no one needs him, no one has a fit for him. Or at the very least finding the right trade partner with a good fit will be difficult. Most teams can probably get the same production out of a prospect or a super low cost free agent. However, the Leafs would benefit more from getting his cap hit off the books than they would from keeping him around. So, the Leafs need to move his contract combined with the fact that there aren't any other teams that need a player like him, makes him a cap dump or at the very most, worth a 4th round pick. And that is being generous.

Why are the hawks trading Kubalik for nothing and cap dumps, just let him walk if he's not going to be on the roster

Id ask a little more for Reimer, he should be in very high demand

This.

Detroit passes, We already have far better players than Alexander Kerfoot in our pipeline. Cross Hanas and Carter Marzur are but two of them.