One sided trades

No way Nashville parts with Fiala and Ellis for Kreider. Fiala is still a 20 year old prospect with a good amount of potential, and I think it would take a lot more going Nashville's way to get Fiala, even without Ellis included in the deal. Not to mention that Kreider is part of the reason Vesey came to NYR, why would you up and trade him right away?

On the TOR end, giving up JVR and Gardiner for a salary-retained streaky Nash, a decent but aging Klein, and decent D prospect McIlrath would just be bad asset management on their part and a steal for the Rangers. Gardiner is only 26 years old and is good for about 30 points per season along with being a pretty good 2nd pair defender. JVR is only a bit older, at 27, and is the Leafs' 1LW, If you think this trade seems fair to the Leafs for what they're giving up, you're crazy. This is more lopsided than the trade with Nashville.

Toronto has made dumber trades than that, not saying they would take that trade just that its happened. As far as Kreider goes, he may be off the table anyway. Vesey said playing with someone like Kreider was part of the reason he chose the rangers.