26 Sep 2021 19:41:12
A lot of talk about PK. Not my choice. If I were after a Devils D, it would still be Severson. The Devils need a high end LD. The right side they have their share of prospects and of course just signed Hamilton and have PK.

NJ
Rielly $5M
Mikheyev $1.65
Conditional 2023 1st(If Rielly doesn't re-sign)

Tor
Severson $4.16
Foote $.863

Devils improve their D and could boast a top pair of Hamilton and Rielly or split them up to create a great top 4. Mikheyev adds speed and PK ability. He may find some offensive touch on a new team. NJ have lots of forward prospects to afford to lose Foote. They have many RD prospects and still have Hamilton and PK this year.

Leafs pick up a top 4 RD that is solid defensively and can man the point on the PP. Cost controlled for 2 seasons. Also get a young, big LW prospect in Foote to help with their need on LW. Open up about $1.7M in cap space and reduce some of the forward log jam.

Leafs make a second deal.

Det
Kerfoot $3.5M

Tor
Smith $.750
McIsaac ELC

Detroit picks up a C/W that is cost controlled for two seasons and in the age group of their other top 9 players. Kerfoot will bring speed and the ability to PK. They have a wealth of prospects and McIsaac has been injury prone.

Leafs get some bottom 6 toughness in Smith who has the ability to also pitch in some offensively. McIssac has had shoulder issues and not played a lot. He could be a good target from Detroit as they have a lot of LD prospects. Leafs clear another $2.75M in cap space giving them a total of about $4.5M in new cap space along with a couple of solid prospects in Foote and McIsaac.

Ritchie Matthews Marner
Bunting? Tavares Nylander
Engvall Kampf Kase
Smith Spezza Simmonds
Brooks
(of course that is just an example of what it could look like)

Brodie Severson
Muzzin Holl
Dermott/Sandin/Liljegren

Mrazek
Campbell

$4.5M in cap space

27 Sep 2021 02:02:39
Most will probably like it. I'm not a big fan of Severson but I think it's fair overall.

Good prop.

27 Sep 2021 02:15:34
I like the NJ trade suggestion.
If NJ balked at giving up Foote I would do the Rielly - Severson trade straight up.
Rielly is gone at the end of the year anyways.
Severson would be a great partner for Sandin or Dermot.