I wouldnt trade Brooks for Kerfoot 1 for 1. Not helping the Leafs out AND adding a pick.

you dont get brooks back > : (

I like what you've done here overall but hopefully they could get back a better asset than Brooks who doesn't seem to do anything overly well at all

Brooks was just the first name that came to my head, could be any other 4C and a 3rd

I’d trade Kerfoot for picks and bring in a 4th line centre like Semyenov.

A 20 man roster is aggressive. If anyone has a short-term injury then you’re playing with a short roster for a few games. And I feel like that would usually end up being a high proportion of the season that at least one player is hurt but not hurt enough for LTIR (or just temporarily absent, like if they get sick or have a family emergency or something). You also lose the flexibility to scratch or rest players. I don’t think it’s worth the extra value it gives you. It’s better to be a bit under the cap and then accrue enough space that by the deadline you have the flexibility to store a roster like this.

I like what you've done by acquiring Kempe and shipping away Travis Dermott