STL is also having cap troubles.

Last thing they should do is add a $11M forward they don't really need.

I knew that leafs ACGM would be painful and plenty this summer, and I was willing to accept that when I rooted for CBJ to win... but this is way more than I expected.

'Need RD Marner too expensive' is exactly what the would Blues say too tho

Here I got an offer for you since the blues one won’t work...
Pens receive:
RW Marner
G Andersen
Leafs receive:
RD Letang
C/RW Bjugstad
G Murray

Lol

If StL is losing Pietrangelo, then there’s no way they’re trading Parayko
And if they keep Piets, then there’s no way they could afford Marner too

This reminds me of the Taylor Hall trade, I’m sure most Edmonton fans would like a redo on that trade.

Buffalo accepts.

11:59PM the night before the season opens.
The Leafs are over the cap and Dubas is desperate.
Kevyn calls him and offers Ristolainen for Marner.
The weight of the cap is too much for Kyle to bear and he collapses under the pressure and agrees to the trade.

Ristolainen blossoms into a defensive monster, hitting every off color shirt coming into the defensive zone.
Given prime PP time he scores 70 pts and carries the Leafs to the finals and the cup.

Mean while, Krueger trying to get another scoring line, pairs Marner with Sobotka and Johansson.
He joins every other player traded to Buffalo and falls flat, just cracking the 45 pt mark.
As expected Buffalo again misses the playoffs,
Jack asks to be traded to the Leafs,
Harrington blames Botterill,
Adams is promoted to President of Hockey Operations.

LOL, here is my trade: https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1834935

The Jets have plenty of bottom pairing defenseman, so they won't overpay or have any interest in acquiring another.

not bad... events unfolding like that would be very “buffalo”
😂😂😂