I like the Domi trade.

NSH declines easily

Hawks decline. Kerfoot is a cap dump to the Hawks whether Leafs fans think he has value or not. You can't trade a cap dump and expect not to pay the Hawks for taking on the hit. Abruzzesse simply isn't enough to get Domi and dump Kerfoot.

Would you give a bag of pucks for Kerfoot.: smirk

Leafs should trade him elsewhere if they believe he has value versus including him to a rebuilding team where there will be perceived negative value

Agree, I think he has Zero value and is the most overrated leaf in the past 10 years. Anyone who gets to play with the leafs big 4 full-time gets 51 points.

What would a counter offer be in your opinion ?

So the Hawks are tanking for Bedard. Domi makes $3,000,000 and Kerf only makes 500,000 more. They can play the same situation and both are UFAs so ultimately the deal is for the prospect and the Hawks can wipe their hands clean in the offseason if they want to and clear $3.5 M off the books. They won't be good for a few years so collecting prospects should work for them. Maybe a different prospect. What would a counter be in your opinion ?

Domi is worth a late 2nd or basically Abruzzesse. Adding Kerfoot is doing the Leafs a favor, why would the Hawks take back a useless player knowing the other team needs to move cap out? In other words, Domi is getting traded for that type of value whether to the Leafs or elsewhere, it's not as if the Leafs are the only option, which if they were your rationale makes sense but they aren't. Moving cap out to a team that views the player as useless requires payment to that team, aka cap dump. Leafs will probably need to include a 4th rounder to move Kerfoot to the Hawks, but more importantly, the Leafs should look to a team that would value Kerfoot and get something in return for him even if it it's only a 4th or 5th rounder.

Just make Robertson a 2023 or 2024 1st and then add a fifth to make up for taking on Holl

I understand what you are saying. I guess the main thought I had was that Domi likely won't be resigning in Chicago and is essentially a rental. I'm not sure I agree he's worth a 2nd but I would do the deal for Abruzzese straight up. The Leafs could take a similar approach with Kerf as a rental for a middle prospect in a separate deal to make the cap work.

He's got 16 points in 22 games including 7 goals on a very bad team. With 50% retained, that gets a late 2nd all day long. He's without question an upgrade to Kerfoot who's on a $500K more cap hit, but admitingly Kerfoot is a better defender

Agreed if the contract is 50% retained.