JT cannot get moved.

Much better have Tavares: produces more, better in the circle, and from the forwards other than Knies (and O'Reilly if he resigns although I don't think a new GM will even extend an offer), he's the only one who typically shots from around the slot.

John Tavares for a locker room cancer in Kuznetsov. Yeah that makes total sense

Tavares took a deal where he got NMC and he controls where and if he is dealt. He is playing for his hometown team and if I remember right, when he was available Leaf fans showed when he was a kid, he had Leaf sheets on his bed. Now Leaf fans want to trade him for their benefit and to screw him by sending him to some team not as talented as the Leafs. Talk about showing FA and soon as you are not useful or they are frustrated and you are not what they want, Good Bye.

Why does Washington do this?! Same term and +4M in cap

Playoff time who gets the puck in the corners and drives to the net? This team is again grit free at the forward role players and has ZERO chance of beating any playoff style team.

This exactly. There is not a team in the entire League that will trade for Tavares at his full Cap Hit.

because JT is better?