No offense, but that NYR trade you have there would only ever be offered by Chiarelli or Dorion - i dont even think Marc Bergevin would do something that silly. Johnsson is ALREADY a top 6 forward and is young. Beleskey has negative value. Kassian also has pretty much none - paying Brown foer him and a third is not enough for the Leafs imo. Parayko for Nylander isn't bad but may need some tweaking. I do like the concept of this and the ideas you have here, though. Johnsson may need more $ too, and Kronwall will retire. I like the Marner/Kapanen contracts a lot - Marner get slocked up long term, and Kapanen gets a cheaper bridge deal.

Bob Gainey isn't allowed to run the Leafs. He's a former rival GM. & this is exactly why he can't run the Leafs.

WTF would they trade Brown for Kassian or Johnsson/Zaitsev for Matt fricken Beleskey? That's awful.

as a wings fan I admit i was angered by how much the leafs would be ripping themselves off here

Sorry, but these are horrible ideas. Console yourself with the thought that your next effort absolutely HAS to be better -- it couldn't be worse.

If that sounds harsh, here are some words of encouragement -- I once suggested that Erik Karlsson might sign with Florida, where Mrs. Karlsson could renew her acquaintance with Mrs. Hoffman. And I recovered.