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So that Dallas trade: Going to take what you said and read it as this:
DAL receives: Alex Kerfoot, Joey Anderson, Filip Kral, 2022 2nd (45 OA), 2023 5th.
TOR received: Roope Hintz
Kerfoot put up 51 points in 82 GP this season, which is probably what he peaks out as - a 45-50 point winger who can play center in a pinch. He's signed one more year at $3.5M and is UFA next summer.
Joey Anderson will be 24 at the start of the season, about a year and a half younger than Hintz. He's been unable to stick with either the Devils or the Leafs, despite the fact that the Leafs have been desperate for bottom-6 dudes on cheap deals. 26 goals in 56 AHL games isn't nothing, but it's not enough to put a huge value on him.
Filip Kral was okay for the Marlies this season, but again, he grades out as a bottom pair guy in a best case scenario. For what it's worth, Scott Wheeler at the Athletic has him as Toronto's 17th-best prospect.
Hintz will be 26 at the start of the year (younger than Kerfoot) and is being paid $3.15M this year before becoming an RFA. He put up 37 goals and 72 points this year after putting up 43 points in 41 games last season - so two straight years of being close to a point per game player. He's a primary center, making him more valuable than a winger like Kerfoot.
So Dallas gives up the younger roster player, on the better contract, at a premium position, who's much more productive, and you're giving them 2 depth guys and a 2nd/5th combo to make up the difference. It's an easy no from Dallas.