Arizona’s playoff hopes ride on elite sniper Andrew Ladd, he won’t be moved

Nah, the leafs are gonna see if they can make something out of ho-sang instead of moving him for that

Oof the Ducks trade is not ‘mazing’

Carolina paid a 1st for Skjei 2 years ago and he has been INCREDIBLE. Why would they give him up for a 5th?

Cap relief. Would a 3rd be better?

For that picayune return, we'll keep Adam Henrique.

There seems to be some general misconception that Anaheim is under pressure to unload Henrique's contract. Not true. He'll serve as a useful (if overpriced) center-depth bridge to Trevor Zegras and Mason McTavish as they mature and reach the NHL.

What cap relief? Gardiner is out for the year because back surgery, Nino expires at the end of this year, and Trocheck likely leaves too since we could now have Kotkaniemi. Why downgrade on the back end when he successfully filled the shoes of Slavin in the Nashville series?

Would Lassi Thomson + Nikita Zaitsev (1/2 retained) + a 4th work?

No... anything involving taking Zaitsev is a no.

What about Thomson + a 3rd or 4th