Did you just sign JVR to a new 6-year deal, then retain $2M of it to trade him??

I'd be very interested in trying to get a trade with the Islanders revolving around JVR and Pulock/Barzal. I think the pick we send to them should be conditional.. 2018 2nd-rounder becoming a 1st-rounder if JVR chooses not to sign. Leo is also an expiring contract, so maybe if we substituted Komarov for Leipsic. Just an idea. Overall, not bad.

Brown deal seems reasonable. Hyman seems lengthy. Not sure if Leipsic will get multiple years on a one-way though he deserves a shot at a roster spot next year. No way Bibeau gets 900.

Doesn't make sense to trade 4th line guys essentially straight up when Fehr is cheaper and less term.

Islander trade doesn't make a ton of sense to me. Taking on Halak, a guy who probably wants to start, and paying him that much even just for one year I just don't see it. I think they want someone behind Freddy who knows his role is to back him up. Also, trading JVR, a 30-30 guy who's a vet on this team, plays LW which this team is a bit thin on, for an unproven forward at the NHL level and a middling D is probably undervaluing him.

Carrick trade I assume is so you don't lose him for nothing in expansion but they need depth on RHD so I would expect Lou to maybe get Vegas to pluck someone like Marincin for "future considerations", without having to trade away from a spot you lack depth.

The lineup you have is pretty scary in a bad way for me. An all rookie 3rd pair, a LW depth chart of unproven NHLers and no real upgrade in depth on D is frightening. Down the middle looks really nice though.

I think they meant retain 2 mil for the 1 year left on his deal

Barzal/Pulock are our two top prospects, your two old players and mid level prospects aren't gonna get anywhere close to what they are valued at.

NYI wouldn't even do a Barzal for JVr straight up let alone all the extra pieces coming back to them. Then you add another top prospect and I don't see any way NYI do this deal. Not very close.

JVR is strictly LW and the NYI are set at LW, They more or less need RW not LW so JVR isn't a fit there.

If you really wanted to keep Tavares happy, don't trade Barzal and Pulock, and sign JVR if at all. Seem like a lot of cheap good youth given up just to get JVR to sign one year early.
The Leafs might need Fehr, maybe the Hawks just give Kruger to Leafs. the Leafs have cap room. I like Dermot a lot, but Rosen and Borgman haven't proven themselves in North American, maybe some short term vets are needed to man a couple Dman positions. Don't know why Carrick would have to exposed, there aren't that many forwards that need to protected,

I very much like your Leafs-Islanders trade, but it's definitely a little one-sided (for Toronto). Perhaps add Jeremy Bracco, as well? I actually think the Leafs would be more likely to get away with that deal if they took Calvin de Haan instead of Pulock, only because of de Haan's salary. Either way, I am assuming in this scenario, Barzal would be in the opening night line-up, maybe as a left winger on Bozak's line? He's definitely ready to step in to the NHL this upcoming season.

As much as I am sure the Leafs could use Marcus Kruger's faceoff ability, I doubt Chicago would take on dead weight in Eric Fehr, even if that saved them a $1 million.

Ya I thought about putting a conditional first but thought I'd just imply that he resigns. And Leipsic could be subbed for komo. I assume they want to make more of a push now and komo adds more now. Good input.

Good feedback. With regards to the jvr trade. People really undervalue jvr. He's a proven top player. Not a star but a really skilled nice piece. barzel is a real good player. But he's far from a guarantee. He's a little undersized and he obviously needs to shoot the puck more. I wouldn't trade barzel for JVR. But IF the islander want to make a push this year (or risk losing JT) they only really have a few peices/prospects I like. I assume no one good on there roster is available. Barzel is still a maybe. More like a probably but jvr is a 30g 60pt top player that could do some damage with JT. And yes I know they could wait another year and sign him. But you could say that about every ufa. And someone else gets him probably.

This is a general reply to many of the comments not just the one above.