Add protection on that pick and nylander needs an extension

That doesnt even get the leafs to pick up rhe phone for Nylander. They dont need overpaid one way 3rd liners on awful contracts and a 1st doesnt make up the difference

incoming 40 goal season for Anderson

TBH - habs will either sign him in UFA or not... no reason to trade assets for a pending UFA that will hurt their tanking this season.

And there is zero need for the leafs to downgrade so significantly when they're trying to win

Exactly! MTL is definitely not the trade partner here.

Brodie is better than Connor Murphy...

Why is Montreal trading for a rental mid-rebuild?
Why would Montreal need to buy out Gallagher to sign Nylander?
Why would Nylander sign in Montreal?
Why would Toronto trade Nylander when they're trying to compete?
Why would Toronto trade a likely very high pick, Brodie and Jarnkrok for Murphy?
Why would anyone assume that Brodie and Jarnkrok don't have Chicago on their NTC lists?

The only team any of this makes sense for is Chicago and that's mostly because the value is too good for them to turn down rather than any fit.

That’s an awful trade from Montreal

Montreals 2024 unprotected 1st is worth more than Nylander so Toronto would have to add to this deal and then add more for JA

Even if that extension is between $9M and $10M?

This makes no sense for either team.

If Toronto somehow gets Montreal's unprotected '24 1st, Hawks probably accept.

You've barely even paid enough to dump Josh Anderson

Taking on Nylander makes the player swap a wash.

Nylander had as many points last year as Anderson did in his last 3 combined

if he comes with a 8x7.25m extension sure but otherwise no thank you,

Why is Brodie and Willie waving their M-NTC contracts to go to bottom feeders instead of playing in the playoffs?

And that Chicago trade isn’t much better

9, I'd have to say yes at that point.