I think Toronto would be the team adding, even though Gaudreau had 7 less points in 6 less games than Kerfoot did, Gaudreau is a centerman with 50% faceoff wins making just over a third (1.2m vs 3.5m) of what Kerfoot is.

I don’t think the Wild move on from Gaudreau, but he is by no means untouchable.

Gaudreau gives you, like, 85% of what Kerfoot gives you at 1/3 the cost. I can't see the Wild doing you the favor of taking on the extra $2.3M in cap without Toronto adding something to make it worth their while.

I really think Kerfoot is the much more proven commodity. Gaudreau has never done anything close to the season he had last year and for the wild to extend him based off that season I think would be a larger risk than Kerfoot. I do think he will regress points wise but can offer Toronto the role of being a more traditional center rather than a winger who can fill in at center. I do agree the cap savings is valuable to Toronto as it allows Sandin to fit in on a 1 year deal. I agree with you guys but I think the value is close.

Minnesota declines. We are in cap hell. Freddy is cheap and our 2c Guerin and dean loves. Kerfoot is more Winger than C.