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-Holl is probably equal to Schenn in terms of talent/production. Why are you giving up a 3rd at the deadline to save a few bucks here? At the deadline, the difference in AAV between Holl & Schenn would only save you about $400K against the cap; there are cheaper ways to get that cap hit covered than a 3rd round pick.
-St. Louis easily rejects. Buchnevich has basically been a PPG player the past two seasons and is extremely affordable at $5.8M through 2024-25. I'm guessing the ask would *start* with a 2023 1st and Matt Knies, and Toronto would still add from there.
-Kinda feel like the Caps would jump on this, and probably offer you retention to boot. The injury history is enough to make me want to pass on this deal if I'm the Leafs, though.