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-Gonna trust Jackets fans on this and agree that Jenner would need an overpay to be moved out of Columbus. A decent prospect plus an expensive bottom-6 C do not equal an overpay.
-Seattle probably accepts but I agree with the Leafs fan upthread that asks why you're doing this? I don't think there's a big enough difference between Borgen & Liljegren to give up the extra draft capital - I'd rather keep Lily for RD3 and use the picks somewhere else.
-I could see Tampa doing something like this without retention and giving up a lesser pick if they're trying to replace Sergachev from outside the organization. They've got $7.5M in LTIR space so they can do it - but I'd again argue that it doesn't make sense for a Leafs team in a playoff push to sacrifice depth.
-Same as the Lily/Borgen trade - this just has the Leafs giving up extra draft capital for a marginal, at best, upgrade. Neither of these guys is getting more than 12-13 minutes for you in a playoff game, so why waste a 5th rounder here?
-I think Philly hangs up on you for this one. Rifai is a warm body, and the best asset is a pick that's deferred a year. If the Flyers move Walker, they've got the room to retain, so I would argue they could conceivably push for a 1st or for a 2nd and a good prospect for Walker at $1.325M - the Leafs would get easily outbid here.