Why would the Leafs even entertain this? let alone retain salary on it!

Ahh **** ; meant to add a note

Still not a chance

Maybe no chance for the exact deal, but value is close! Whether its SJ or another team eating Karlsson cap! SJ HAS to do something w/ Karlsson or their ****ed for the next decade. Leaf also HAVE to do something to fix their D - their current D group is not a contender!

San Jose has to get rid of Karlsson or they are ****ed for the next decade, and the leafs need to acquire him to solve their D problems? Go ahead and explain that to me.

Easy. Karlsson real value over the next 5 years will be around 5.5 - exactly what this will have him at. They would be ****ed paying him 11.5, but they are not. Keep in mind the cap is likely to rise by 5 mil or so over the next 5 years anyway

No its not.

And the leafs d is excellent. Keep up with the times it isn't 2018 anymore

2018 hmm right before Mark Giordano won the Norris at 35 years old! Wait, how old is Karlsson now? Oh ya, 32! Good thing leafs have 39 y.o. Gio though!