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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 3, 2022 at 3:29 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HollywoodHudon</b></div><div>Love how so many people here say things like "Everyone declines" - but nobody ever says WHY!

Leafs take on the LTIRs - the fact half of them are goalies is irrelevant - just coincidence.

How do the Leafs lose the DAL trade? The Leafs add a top 4 RD in Klingberg who has Stanley Cup experience to replace Holl. Engvall is a bottom 6 forward, Kiviranta is too but is cheaper and with term, the Bishop dump cancels out the Ritchie dump - Robertson is the "kicker" for DAL losing out on the Klingberg/Holl and Kiviranta/Engvall swaps and the retention on Klingberg's salary.

How do the Leafs lose the CBJ trade? Laine is the top 6 LW the Leafs are in need of + Domi can play anywhere in the lineup and Korpisalo &gt; Koskinen - The picks are compensation for the salary retentions.

How do the Oilers lose the Mrazek trade? Upgrade their G (Mrazek &gt; Koskinen) and dump 2 dead weight LTIR contracts too - The Leafs do this trade in order to do the CBJ trade as I am SURE Mrazek would have CBJ as one of his 10 teams on his NTC's "no trade list". - The 1st from EDM to TOR is comp for taking on the 2 LTIR contracts and risk with Klefbom and Smith, plus the downgrade TOR takes at G from Mrazek to Koskinen.</div></div>

The Oilers for sure lose the trade. They're now out their 1st with a Mrazek/Skinner tandem. The Oilers aren't in a position where they need to move the Klefbom contract, they can let it sit on LTIR for one more season. Mrazek and Smith are both injury prone but Mrazek has more cost and term. The Koskinen contract runs it's course this year. Also, Smith is due to return next game (Skinner has been sent back to the minors).
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