ngl something tells me that a team with center depth consisting of:

matthews
domi
jarnkrok (?)
dewar

is going absolutely nowhere in the playoffs

This whole thing screams NHL 24 GM

Matthews is Matthews

Taking the risk of Domi at 2C is worth it with the wingers around him and maybe one of them can test out center to take over the 2C

Jarnkrok is decent but if it’s not working out move him to the 4C and trade for 3C at deadline shouldn’t be that hard with some picks

Dewar is a decent pk but u can scratch him if needed

If either one of the top 6 wingers can switch to C or u trade for an average 3C I think your fine

I understand the point tho

Ngl that’s true but is there anything that is that unrealistic

Trade value or contract value wise

If the Leafs want the Hawks to take JT's full $11m cap hit and his full $7.9m actual salary, that costs a 1st all day long. The rest of those picks get dropped from the deal.

Use that $9.4m on some centre depth. No way Reino signs for less than 10mil with the way the cap is going the next couple years.

Do you think if someone waived their NMC they wouldn’t just pick exactly the team they wanted putting the selling team over a barrel on return value?

Leafs wont dump that much cap

If they can get tavares to waive do whatever you can go get rid of that contract such a liability