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Reaves isnt going to protect you from anything but the cap floor.

Fair enough. But you'd do the trade?

yep, gives the leafs room to sign dewar who is better than kampf and an extra 2 mill on top of that that Trelinving will blow on Edmundson or something, but that's better than icing reaves at least

Leafs tell you to kick rocks. They weren’t moving the 24’ 1st for rental players, they aren’t doing it to clear unnecessary cap.

As much as people on here seem to think Kampf is a cap dump, he’s not. As you’ve mentioned, he’s a good 4C and PKer - both things Toronto values him for. Is he overpaid? Sure you could argue slightly. But not by much. Unless Toronto has another player to fill that exact role (actually 2 guys because they’re currently 1 centre short on the PK), then they’re not moving him and they’re definitely not “dumping” him.

Reaves isn’t a cap dump and he’ll stay for all the right reasons you’ve mentioned - he’s a locker room guy and the team enforcer. He’s loved by the players. His cap isn’t needed to be dumped either so no point in wasting anything to move him.

Just no need for Toronto to do this in the position they’re in.

Isles may look to move Lee out without retention but doubt they give up two 2nd's to do it. That price seems steep. And don't like that Leafs trade for the Hawks. In this draft class, there isn't going to be an appreciable difference between the player you draft at #24 and the player you get at #34. After about #18 or #20 the next 15 or so players are all pretty similar projection wise. I wouldn't trade #34 unless it was part of a deal to a 1st inside the top 20. Kampf doesn't move the needle enough to swap those picks and Reaves is washed as a player. Bad trade for the Hawks. And $8m for both Henrique and Demelo is an interesting strategy. Especially Henrique.