Campbell is slowly creeping to be a 1B option for Andersen so trading him isn't the best idea, we'd take him tho

Chicago Accepts

hawks accept

He’s a decent backup but I don’t think the Leafs will resign Freddie so we’d free up the money for someone like Jake Allen as a UFA the following year

I'm interested why you think Liljegren is worth a first but is not able to fill or develop into Torontos biggest positional need RHD.

I wasn’t sure who to trade him to and I know you guys have some big money forwards already but I looked and it can work for you. I was going to ask for Dach too but I knew I wouldn’t make that trade

He is capable. He’s only played something like 11 NHL games. Basically it’s flipping a prospect for a future prospect.

But why not just keep him then since it's such a position of need. If hes not good enough to crack the leafs right side then I doubt the Flames want to trade a first for him.

our 1st rounder isnt merely a "future prospect"

You aren’t going to get someone who can come in and play right away with that pick.

u rnt getting someone that Liljegren could get u no matter what, ur 1 of the reasons many innocent leafs fans get stereotyped

We could keep him I just prefer a physical defence. I like my defenceman go be bigger that he is. That’s a problem for Sandin too I’ll admit.

Tanev provides too much heart for the Pens to trade him. Rutherford would probably pay him $5M/yr if he had the cap space.

the penguins aren't trading Tanev.
And you game up on Mikheyev way to soon.
Given, and I've said this before, coming back from cut tendons is hard to do. There is a lot with those kind of injuries you don't realize or see. Loss of mobility, Loss of mechanical function.
I think he came back way to early and frankly did not look like himself. But that doesn't mean I'd give up on him yet. Tendons have low blood supply, they can take a long time to heal.
And they are notoriously hard to stretch because when they are cut they have to be overlapped back together leaving decreased function. That's true even with a graph because you never know the "right length" in the carpentry so to speak.

But it's too early to give up on him. He needs a year if not longer post injury.

Dach is 100% untouchable

I wouldn’t trade him either if I were the Hawks

He has all the ability to be a top 10 center in the league some day. All he has to do is start shooting the puck