Leafs

Any team looking for a goalie.

The 2023 7th becomes a 2023 4th if Mrazek wins 20 or more games

I wanted to buy out Mrazek but the cap could hurt big time over the long term.
Mrazek struggled a lot this year but is talented enough to bounce back and still be worth his contract. Still considering that, Mrazek won’t be easy to dump, and it comes at the cost of Abbruzzese. Abbruzzese is a very talented forward who, if all goes well, could be a legit impact player in today’s NHL. Hurts to see him go knowing what he can be, but it saves a lot of money over the next 4 years

St Louis takes a gamble on Kase who could be a great pickup if healthy, only costing 2 depth picks in case it doesn’t pan out. If Kase scores 20 goals, the 2023 5th upgrades to a 3rd, but this deal is a steal for St Louis if they get a 3rd and 5th for a 20+ goal scorer on a cheap contract, so if this condition goes through St Louis is still the winner

2023 5th becomes a 2023 3rd if Kase scores 20+ goals

Solid middle 6 forward when healthy. Sadly, due to health concerns, value isn’t as high as someone of his level would be, but you still get back a couple depth picks, one of which moves up if Kase does find success in St Louis.

With St Louis likely to lose at least 1 or 2 top 9 forwards due to cap and needing to solve other issues in the lineup, Kase would receive likely a cheap 1 year contract and could pay off greatly for them

Leafs move on from him because he doesn’t fit the needs in the top 9, as Motte fits better on that checking line

Traded to highest bidders.
Kerfoot is a versatile middle 6er who I would love to keep, but there’s no room on the 4th line, he shouldn’t be on the checking line based on how Keefe likes to deploy it, and he isn’t better than Marchment or Kerfoot. Plenty of teams with different systems could use a Kerfoot. I’d expect the return to be equivalent to that of a late 1st/early 2nd, considering his production this year which was almost all at 5v5 + his PK and impressive defence. Again, sucks to see him go, but he just doesn’t have a fit. Leafs could retain some salary based on what I have with this roster here to maximize his return (1 mil or so)
Holl is a solid defenceman, he gets way too much hate. At his best he’s a legit second pair d man, he just makes dumb mistakes every once in a while. But generally he is solid. Traded because there is no point in wasting an asset like him to be a healthy scratch most of the time, as he is not better than any of the d men in the lineup below, especially once Lily and Sandin develop that extra step. Based on the market, I’d expect a late 2nd to be the return

Traded for highest value (likely pick or two). Whatever team wants to gamble on the talented OFD who lit up the AHL