03 Apr 2020 00:56:29
How about this for an idea,assuming there is a compliance buyout and Devils could have 2 candidates...Subban & Schneider..

Leafs trade:
Kerfoot
something else maybe

for:
Zacha & Schneider

Leafs could buyout Schneider....then sign Demelo...we could then maybe trade Andersen to the Hawks who will need a goalie next year as they have none signed for Murphy

D looks like this
Rielly/Murphy
Muzzin/Holl
Sandin/Demelo/Liljegran

we could then try to sign Lehner or trade for Murray in Pittsburg as they don't need him there with the 2 young kids

03 Apr 2020 02:13:42
I like your thinking. Even if not these targets it's a good thought. Use cash at Dubas disposal to buyout others for payment. Not sure how compliance buyout will work though. Have to wait and see on that end.

03 Apr 2020 04:05:33
How about this for an answer No! Lol!

03 Apr 2020 19:36:51
I see what you're getting at. We don't really have anyone to buy out, so if someone wants to pay us to buy out their player, that's not a bad idea. It would be similar to the Washington/ Colorado deal a few years back where Colorado got Grubauer for taking on Orpik's contract. Or what the Leafs did this year with Marleau. It's a great idea. I like it a lot. Maybe not this exact trade like what you have here, but something along those lines would work. It's one of the best ideas I've heard on hear in a while actually.

03 Apr 2020 21:26:41
Hey Formerly LHD. care to explain why NO?

thanks for the comments LeafsGM and LeafsLife…. have thought of the compliance buyout for a while and was just looking at teams that might have more than 1 guy they would want to get rid of and Jersey came to mind. I don't know much about Zacha to be honest but have seen his name on this board a lot lately and he is a cheaper hit that Kerfoot. Murphy has a decent cap hit and is steady defender as is DeMelo…. but after running the numbers to have all these moves I was only left with about 4mil for Murray and that was not counting a percentage for buying out Schneider. so other than that I think being able to add a Zacha or a another cheaper option than him as 3rd line centre might work. maybe just a high pick from Jersey and we sign Joe Thornton for 3rd line centre and pick up Demelo…. not much can be done without trading a core 4 guy if cap stays flat.

04 Apr 2020 00:33:37
Don't forget Dermott and Clifford (if he's back) need re-signing too. They both will be getting raised because LA retained half Clifford's salary and Dermott deserves it now that his elc is finished.

04 Apr 2020 01:47:37
Compliance buyout may have a stipulation that is needs to be a guy on your own team the previous year though. Same you just guessing as well. I like the idea a lot just not a huge fan of zacha. Taking someone like Bobrovski and buying them out if FLA is giving up on him though would net you at least 2 1sts maybe even a few prospects thrown in.

04 Apr 2020 01:48:56
Another target could be someone like carry price. Maybe he's willing to take a buyout and re sign with MTL if allowed. Or OEL I'm sure they would like to get away from that cap hit.

04 Apr 2020 03:38:56
I would trade Dermott. we'd have Rielly. Muzzin and Sandin on the left. Dermott and DeMelo might be close in skill wise but would prefer DeMelo as he is RD and played over 20 minutes each night against top lines. Dermott was just starting to do that but as he is LD he is over kill. as for Clifford don't care if he's back or not but Leafs will definitely have to get rid of Johnsson and Kerfoot IMO to upgrade the defense.

04 Apr 2020 04:10:22
That's the hard part loxley. Marlies are empty. Replaces Kapanen and Kerfoot isn't easy I'm not sure how he plans on doing it.

04 Apr 2020 18:55:16
Leafs paid a first just to unload one year of Marleau's contract. And it cost Washington Grubauer to unload one year of Orpik's deal. So unloading Bobrovsky would be a hefty price for sure. Speaking of Price, I'm not sure if he would be allowed to re-sign with Montreal right after they just bought him out. I think there would be a wait period before he would be allowed to re-sign with the same team, same as with a regular buyout. On the other hand, if No freak bought Price out, would he be a better signing than Andersen?

Montreal buys out Price. We sign him, then buy out Andersen?