Quick and easy no

Of course...until its not.

Unless it’s a younger defender with term - Leafs likely aren’t giving up their 24 1st rounder. Tanev would be more of a target in free agency if Calgary demands a 1st.

Could see Toronto moving the pick for Ristolainen, but not Tanev.

People seem to think Lohrei is a maybe, the consensus on Poitras is a no

wait for it...Tanev will get CGY a 1st rounder.

certainly a no from boston.

Pierre LeBrun on TSN OverDrive said the asking price for Tanev was a 2nd + something else (he wasn't clear on what it would be). He said in the Leafs case it would be up to a 1st [I'd assume "up to" means the max] or a young player [I'd assume "or" to mean only one, not both]. He said the Leafs are one of the teams interested in Tanev, but the Flames are getting more calls on Tanev than they got on Lindholm.

The reality is with the depth in this draft, my guess is Calgary is also putting a premium on good young players. The open issue is Toronto, like Boston, lacks draft capital and there is a pretty substantial drop off in quality in your prospects after about 4.

I think there is a path here. Maybe a first with a pick or prospect going back to Toronto. It’ll be fun to watch

If this is referring to the pass comment, I’m pretty comfortable that there is no chance that Boston includes Poitras and Lohrei in a deal for a player where there is a more than reasonable argument will sign in Boston if he gets to free agency,

I do think a trade that includes Lohrei, Merkulov, and a 2nd round pick with Grz involved to lower the amount of retention money would be a consideration to lock in Hanifin. I don’t think Boston does it though

On a side note, are comp’d box seats and parking for his family considered as part of player compensation?

If Boston is going to land Hanifin it’s a 1st and not a 2nd within the framework you posted. Will they do it? Doubt it. I think they *really* like Lorhei. Of course, they have been lusting after Hanifin since the 2015 draft, so who knows.

But, it does feel like a deadline where Boston goes shopping for bottom pairing D and/or bottom six forwards and give shipping out picks and prospects a break for a moment.

Not really. This draft isn’t great and a soon to be ready #4 D with Lohrei’s offensive skill is worth a lot. Whether it works for this deal or not is another story, but Merkulov would also be one of your better players at the OHL level as well. Not a premium prospect, but solid with upside

Otherwise, it’s wait and sign him for nothing. The trade above is borderline idiotic for the Bruins. Trade two plus prospects for a guy they probably are the favorite to sign if he waits until free agency.