I'd say hawks decline but I'm pretty sure muzzin would beat them to it.

That's right, just snap those magic fingers.

Wow really, even with a first round pick?

Canucks accept

-Islanders don't need Holl, he'd be their 7th D behind Pulock-Dobson-Mayfield on the right side. There are teams out there who could use him as a cheap upgrade at RD and would probably take him on for Future Considerations; or you could look at this team, realize that you're giving minutes every night to Victor Mete at RD3, and find a way to keep Holl in-house.

-What's the draw for Seattle here? You're giving them a pair of pending UFAs & a 3rd for their pending UFA in Soucy - a guy who could probably pull back a Josh Manson-esque haul at the deadline (talking 2nd rounder & a prospect). Benn is more or less a 7th D on every team in the league, and Kerfoot walks on July 1st. Seattle does better with any other team looking to acquire Soucy with a serious offer.

-Probably would cost a 1st to dump Muzzin but his NTC is in your way and I can't see him waiving to go to Chicago (unless he thinks their decent start isn't a mirage.) This deal feels right value-wise, I guess.

-Feels like a low sell on Sandin, but I could see Arizona biting on this. This feels like a panic trade though - Sandin is still young enough and has enough upside that I don't love trading him for a middle-6 grinder who's been getting by on elevated shooting percentages like Crouse has been (24 goals on 146 shots since the beginning of last season for a 16.4 shooting percentage after shooting 8.8% in the first 281 games of his career.)

-I think Vancouver takes this? Feels like Canucks fans have been wanting to dump Pearson for a while, and a 2nd rounder is worth them taking back NAK's 1x$1M deal.

-Simmonds is an FC guy - unless he gets a ton of run and shows he's still worth a bottom-6 role in the NHL I can't see any team actively paying for him.

Muzzins gonna cost a first just to dump his cap. Lafferty has decent value too. I'd say he atleast gets a 3rd maybe more

So how is this fixing the "dumpster fire". Adding Pearson, Laffetrty and Crouse at LW and Soucy on defence.
Trading four players who have absolutely no affect on the cap.....Simmons, Benn, Clifford and NAB
Deleting Kerfoot and Sandin, Engvall, Holl and NTC Muzzin I(who isn't waiving), and giving up first, second and third picks also. Really how have the Leafs improved?

Isles don’t want ur trash — thanks tho

It's basically swapping Lafferty for a 1st, I'd do that in a heartbeat. Eating 1 more year of Muzzin's contract would be irrelevant, they have so much cap space.

Of course you're right that Muzzin would probably reject this. But assuming CHI isn't planning to contend for at least 2-4 more seasons this would be good return.

Taking Muzzin alone should net the hawks a first. The hawks are one of the very few teams with cap space. Dumping players should cost more this season than any other. So yeah taking 11 mil from Toronto alone should cost that first.

If you think that Victor Mete is an improvement on Justin Holl, you're sadly mistaken. I know that he's this year's Leafs Nation whipping boy, but he's still NHL quality. And the net result of adding one defenseman while losing three isn't well thought out. (I'm not counting the moribund Muzzin.)

You're going to almost need the 1st to move Muzzin alone. Laff has decent value, the guy is hugely valuable to a team as a middle 6 guy, especially the style he plays being aligned with playoff hockey.

Canucks take that pretty easily.