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I don't think it's too big a stretch to compare Dumba and Rielly. Both top line, 25yr old defenders on favorable deals having down seasons. I think Rielly > Dumba but similar type assets. Now, as leaf fans, would we be willing to trade (a healthy) Rielly right now for less than what his value would have been if we traded him last season? I'd imagine the answer is absolutely not...which I'd imagine is the position Minnesota would also take with Dumba.
Given cap situation and needs, a Nylander-Dumba trade does make sense. I'm not sure I'd do it, but it makes sense. And given the emergence of Engvall and reliable play from Gauthier in the bottom 6, it makes attractive pieces like Johnsson and Kapanen more expendable. So one of them + good prospect like Liljegren works if there's some retention or evening of money somehow...but I doubt Minny would retain on Dumba with 3 years still left.
It is comical how so many leaf fans would have torn off a limb in the offseason to trade Nylander for Dumba, and now think there's no way the leafs would consider it.