Why? are the leafs just gonna bank the 11+mill and not add anything to the roster?
Precisely. Nothing is more valuable than $11M in Cap Space for a team that has won 1 Playoff Round in 8 attempts.
BTW, I also look to move Reilly too and see what Tavares is feeling with his NMC.
Look, at some point the team has to be blunt. It's not personal, it's strictly business. These players weren't making minimum wage and manning the checkouts of groceries stores during covid. They are making more in a season than many hard working people make their entire years.
I am not insensitive to their plight, but, they have been very well remunerated for the inconveniences of being traded.
Build around Nylander and Matthews, plus men like McCabb, Reaves and the young guns Knies, McMann, Benoit etc.
Use the money to get a legit #1 DMan if you can, and a legit #1 goalie. Some middle of the pack North South forwards and build balance. If you lose 5-6 points in the standings, so be it.