Yeah the leafs do that

A 2nd and a 4th is pretty poor compensation for $19.5m in cap space, not to mention its $19.5m in real dollars owed too. And don't say the Sharks will get more value by trading him down the line either. If he was tradable for any kind of value the Montreal would just do that. Not to put that on you, but I see that argument here all the time and its almost always terrible.

The only way Gallagher comes to SJ is if a contract like Vlasic's is going back, and Montreal would still have to pay because we'd be taking 3 years of Gallagher and you'd be taking only 2 of Vlasic, and for less actual money than his cap hit.

Three more seasons of Anderson at $5.5m takes more then a 3rd and 4th round pick to move, start with a 1st round pick.

Canes might accept if about 12-15 other deals fall apart

Take out Anderson and the 3rd and the Hawks probably accept.

Dumping Gallagher and his 3x6.5 Starts with multiple 1st rounders

I don't think you realize how expensive that Anderson dump will be. If Kent Hughes can find some sucker to take on his horrible contracts for so little, then by all means, go for it, but that team will never be CHI, not without being massively compensated.