Trapper
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Then what's the point in acquiring Weiss? He makes 700k more than Bozak and is 3 years older.
If you're looking to get rid of Bozak, trade him for prospects and sign a guy like Fleischmann at half the price in free agency for half the amount of time.
Cap space is going to be one of the Leafs greatest assets going forward. And as sad as that sounds, it's an important thing to consider for when teams are looking to offload bloated contracts and in return the Leafs could get more of a return.
Take the Holzer trade that Anaheim made at the deadline. For the Ducks to acquire Wisniewski, they needed to get rid of Brewer's contract. His play had declined so much that they gave the Leafs a 5th round pick for Holzer. A guy that they could have claimed on the waivers earlier in the year. A 5th round pick doesn't seem to be like very much right now, but if it turns into a guy like Connor Brown, Palat or Andrew Shaw, then people are over the moon about it.
The point of acquiring Weiss is what else comes with it? Not Weiss himself. If a prospect we covet is not included then there is no point.