--> These would all be based on the premise of shedding Andersen''s salary (in whatever way possible)
- yes I understand some of you feel that he has "negative value" - however, there are teams that would still want him and.or would take him and and then re-flip him elsewhere (especially if it could help a team stockpile assets(prospects and picks)
#1 - the leafs should be looking to trade Andersen to a team like Detroit, Buffalo, Columbus, San Jose, Nashville, Chicago, etc (teams "out of it" or "rebuilding")
- They should look to shed his 5 m cap hit and acquire another goalie with a lower cap hit in return
= Such as a Dubnyk, Ullmark, Korpisalo, Greiss, retained Rinne, retained Quick, Rittich, etc)
Rationale ------ A CAMPBELL + one of the above goalies + extra cap space (potentially 1-3m)
is far better than
Andersen and Campbell
potentially the leafs could have a tandem of Campbell and Dubnyk (ride the hot hand and platoon - it worked for Dallas) and be able to then add a guy like a Rakell or Savard or Foligno with relative ease
And yes, I understand that the leafs would have to give up assets and picks in order to do so - however, this is what trading is
I dont think it is unrealistic for a detroit to trade a Glendenning for an Engvall?
An Anaheim to trade Rakell (retained) for Amirov + pick(s)
Andersen + prospect/picks for one of the goalies listed above?