Contract Certainty CHI might be able to help

I think Keith is a good player, but he is 35 and Liljegren is 19. If Keith was a bit younger I think I wouldnt have replyed. Also why the 1st round pick.

I wouldn''t give up a future elite RD for a aging defencemen, regardless who it is. Keith is a great player and would fill the needs for Toronto to be able to make a legitimate push for a cup.

Yeah, you could maybe trade Gardnier for Keith if that would work

I just threw something together quick. It might be too much. Paul Stastny @ 50% retention was worth the #29 pick. He was a pure rental...so WPG essentially lost that pick with nothing to show. That's the risks you take @ the TDL. So it'll have to be more than just the 1st. YES...I get Timmy is MUCH more than just a little more. I just saw a D prospect replacement and took it. The real point of the post is to show that YEAH this team can easily fit BOTH Matthews and Marner. Babcock's also rumored to really like what Keith can bring to the team. $2.7M cap hit is really really good for 24 min of top pair hockey. Can he do that for all 5 years??? No, but Keith's conditioning is legendary. I wouldn't be surprised if he can be a solid contributor for all 5 years.

From a Hawks point of view...I'd replace Timmy with a different highly regarded D prospect? Ian Mitchell? I'd prefer Chad Krys, but he's LD and I'm not sure that would get it done.