Warehousing Corey Perry for top pair RHD

so most Leafs fans dont want to give Nylander 8 million but you would take an aging RW who is slow.... and wont be on LTIR the whole season.
yes you get a Dman but you were already heading to cap Hell this just makes it tougher.

given TML have young players looking to get paid in the coming years Perry's contract going to TML isnt likely without minimum 30% retained.
there is no upside in taking an injured older player who over paid for Manson who in a straight up trade for Nylander would be one of many pieces involved before you even factor in the reward for taking Perry Contract.

when Gaborik ,Hossa and Mason were moved every team involved got rewarded with quality and a bit of quantity when they got Armia and 2 picks to take Mason and buy him out .
taking on Perry i think the conversation starts with Mason and Terry and ends with 2-3 picks minimum going buy the format of other cap dump moves in the past 12 months

I am curious. What is the plan next year, when we still have Perry on the books? And what about performance bonuses? If you account for those, we only have about 1.5 million in space, with Nylander signed (Manson takes up some of that, so say 4 million in space, which is still too little)

Trade Gardiner, trade Zaitsev (-$10 million). Take a tonne of chances to find 2nd pairing D among our prospects. Buy solid dependable 3rd pairing D on 3 year contracts, maybe they don't score but they have no giveaways and mistakes.

Perry will either be a steal and the Leafs Playoffs MVP behind Tavares, or he can retire early like Lupul without a penalty to the team

That is.... Wow not a good idea.....