He didn't quite get the rumour right, but he is not entirely wrong
https://twitter.com/Account4hockey/status/1135979630811385856

Carolina: Hey Toronto here's our two best right handed dmen.
Toronto: Thanks! And here's Zaitsev...

And TML gets the 2 most valuable player in this trade...

great troll job buddy!!

Not everything on the internet is true

Blockbuster closed

I could see faulk for kapanen + Zaitsev

Agreed, but Pierre Lebrun hearing from Waddell is certainly something

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2019/6/4/18652672/pierre-lebrun-on-potential-leafs-trades-with-caronlina-what-he-actually-said-complete-and-uncut

"I think that is something car would like to do" -guy whose source is Don Waddell.

I'm not even saying the trade will happen lol. My Point (on my AGM) is that Pesce is overrated as all hell

But he didn't say that would be the package to get one if those dmen. He asked if that was enough for one of those dmen.

"You know, if they package Zaitsev to Carolina along with Johnsson or Kapanen, and does that get you Pesce or Faulk or Dougie Hamilton? I mean, I think that’s … I would monitor that one because I think it’s something that the Hurricanes might be willing to do at some point."

He literally says that he thinks that is something they might want to do

That sounds like it isn't the entire trade

Maybe not, but the fact that this is the 'base' trade says that Pesce is very overrated.

He only said pesce because he's one of the rd that Carolina has rostered

That is a bold assertion based on, like, your opinion man

"Toronto is that, you know, the Hurricanes would like to add a young top-six forward. And I think they’re in a position where they feel they have to trade one of their three right-handed D. Well, who needs a right-handed D more than the Toronto Maple Leafs?"

(paraphrasing here)
"I think that Carolina would consider trading one of Pesce/Faulk/Hamilton for Zaitsev and Kapanen"

good heavens I need to leave