Aces
Well-Known Member
The Leafs need another top 4 d man for the playoffs, think Nylander is the trade bait?Still think they have structured the Nylander deal to trade him to a team like Carolina in the summer. Nylander is just a $20 million rental for the leafs this year! Carolina needs scoring, after this year with all the up front money Nylanders gets, his cap hit is 6.9, but Carolina is a budget team and doesn't care about that, they only care what they are on the hook to have to actually pay him, which is less than 5 million for 5 more years. Replaces the scoring they lost when they traded Skinner because they knew they would lose him as a UFA this year, and they can afford to part with a top 4 defenceman like Pesce. Leafs can still probably sign Marner, Mathews, Kapanen and add a defenseman from Carolina which they desperately need. Once they shed Marleau's salary (trade) and Hainsey's (UFA) that frees up 9.2 Million.