Avs aren't moving a top 6 winger for futures as a win now team.

Why would Toronto do this?

the idea is to keep makar, landy, and gru as a win now team. with the assumption that money is hard to move this offseason and ej doesn't get bought out.

Well Gru is easily replacable, Makar is an RFA and there are plenty of other options that are far superior in terms of making cap space

The answer to make a win now team is never to move one of your best players for futures

gru's not that easily replaceable and bura is only with the team one more season at best anyway.

Because Hyman is leaving. Great trade.

Disagree, Brooks makes under league min. so as a servicable player he has value. and a first in any year is coveted. Seeing as Burakosvky has 1 year left before UFA I think its slight overpay. Deal could get done if you subtract the 1st round pick for something else

without the 1st it's highway robbery for toronto. unless you mean you want to keep the pick and add sandin, robertson, or amirov but i think that's worse for the leafs.

No I dont mean that. 1 year of Burakovsky i dont think is worth what youre asking. Leafs would decline

look at past rentals. he's probably worth more.

Different situations, flat cap and Toronto is in the same cap situation as Colorado. Money is tight !

not at all. he's easily worth the asking price. if the leafs can't afford it that's something different.

Thats where we disagree, and neither of us are changing eachothers minds.

Far from great... why would any team give up that much for an expiring contract????? Zero chance at this being a great trade

look at rentals and you'll see it's a great price. just look at what the leafs paid for foligno last year.