Quoting: Gfem89
I'm a Hawks fan btw so I would love the deal from our side lol.
It's definitely an overpay to trade away that contract but the Leafs have zero leverage - Hawks have no reason to not demand a first rounder. From the Leafs perspective, their picks at this point really serve no purpose considering the demographic of their roster - they're in win-now mode. Any extra bit of cap flexibility to sign FAs/resign Matthews & Nyalnder is more valuable imo.
TBH, what I want the Leafs to do is:
Trade Nylander for Hanifan+ if possible/resign him if not
Sign Matthews for 14.5/8years
Trade Marner for more depth and save a little on cap space
resign ROR
resign Kampf
Find a Bertuzzi type player for in front (besides Tavares)
If AM34 wants to be captain, make him captain and Tavares assistant
resign Sammy
Buy out, then sign Murray for league min (for the SC expirience)
Try and keep trading for more value than what you acquired.
And see what happens from there