The 1st and Necas is a good starting point, Kotkaniemi is a cap dump who is going to be bought out

Pass on the full cap hit

Canes aren't planning to buy out KK, according to Friedman. They're either keeping him or trading him.

Marner is unlikely to be traded

Leafs likely say no. They'd be paying more or less (depending on if Necas signs bridge/long-term) the same amount AAV for likely less production.

KK just isnt valuable enough to any team in a bad cap situation to be included.

Thank you for telling, and that is plain stupidity at least the cap is going up

Even with taking on KK's contract that's an overpay for 1 year of soft overpaid Marner.

Marner’s agent poured cold water on him getting moved. But if he were - I don’t see why the Leafs would want wingers with term back (Necas would need to be signed to term); they’d need the cap space to address #1 priority which is D corps.

#rentfree
But you post about all teams equally 😂😂😂. 🤡

Not even close

Why not just extend Guentzel at a lower cap hit and move Necas to address something else?

Nobody is paying a 4th for UFA rights. CAR should just resign Guentzel anyway.

Gm have paid more for lesser players rights rencently.

Happens every year. Agree they should extend Guentzel tho

Take out the cap dump and Leafs accept.

Examples?

Google is an incredible tool

A dump involved is still a trade, so looks like Friedman has your back haha

Checkmate.

lol just messing. I feel like a couple happened last summer before free agency started but blanking on who it was. Here’s an older article with some examples tho

https://businessofhockey.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/trading-for-a-free-agents-negotiation-rights-is-worth-the-price/

husso got a 3rd from detroit 2 years ago.

That worked out great.

i disagree

Sarcasm: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

good then we agree husso was not a good trade.