Rejoint: févr. 2017
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I hate that this makes some sense because I want to puke at the thought of taking on Callahan. Drouin is the player you clearly want so the question becomes, how much better is he than Kapenen and are you taking on enough salary or too much, to justify the trade?
Take the salary retention out of the deal as well as the pick, needless complications. A year each of Filppula and Garrison @ $9.6M on the cap versus Bozak, Komarov, and Marincin @ $8.4M plus three years of Callahan @ $5.8M, and Drouin needs a new deal next year, most likely a bridge deal comparable to Galchenyuk range, mid $2M's. Drouin has a much smaller sample size than Galchenyuk and he has last years tantrum to consider.
This breaks down to Marincin and Kapenen for Callahan and Drouin + $2M. Is Drouin worth the $17.4M against the cap over three years that Callahan brings with him? Does Marincin get any better or is he done developing? He has had some bad games but he has also been very steady at times. Young D like him can be worth a lot more than we think down the road.
Personally I think it's a little early for this type of deal. Look at last years deal for Carrick, cap space is a big asset for contending teams. Callahan is or was a good player but that contract really puts TB in a tough spot. I think the Leafs can do better.