03 Aug 2018 23:06:19
Okay so with the Skinner trade happening, it becomes even more clear that Carolina needs forwards over anything as their defense is already stacked with talent. The Leafs can help them with this predicament.

To TOR:
Brett Pesce

To CAR:
Kasperi Kapanen
Andreas Johnsson
Connor Carrick
2019 1st Round Pick

Pesce is signed to a great deal for many years to come and so he will not pose a problem to the Leafs cap wise. He is also young, big and right-handed so he can fit perfectly into our D-core. He will definitely help bolster our game in the D-zone allowing our other more offense-oriented D-men to be more free and get the puck up to our forwards.

CAR gets 2 excellent young NHL-level forward prospects, a RHD to fill the slot left by Pesce and a 1st round pick as a big bonus in case they don't make the playoffs this year.

Thoughts?

1.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 01:25:09
That could probably get Trouba!

2.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 01:43:51
@madeindade,
One or two of those pieces could be a throw in to a Trouba deal, but none would be considered as the main piece.

3.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 03:47:26
I’ll take Pesce over Trouba all day and no from Carolina.

4.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 13:39:11
I'm seeing 2 1st round pick and 2 2nd round picks, 3 of which will be under control for the foreseeable future. Toronto gets the defense they are looking for, Carolina gets their cheap offense they have been looking for. I think it would be accepted by both teams and fit them perfectly.

5.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 14:30:12
Slavin and Pesce is Carolina’s top line and they’re very effective so I doubt they’d break it up. They’d probably ask for Nylander and then the leafs would decline.

6.) 05 Aug 2018
05 Aug 2018 18:25:35
There’s zero chance that gets you Trouba. Jets have no need for extra “bubble” prospects. You’d need to start with Liljegren, a 1st Round Pick and still add from there.

7.) 06 Aug 2018
06 Aug 2018 18:57:42
I think Canes are building D-core around Slavin, Pesce and Hamilton.

Don't see them moving any of them. More likely to move Faulk.

I think it would take a more significant piece to build a package around to get Pesce and even then Canes may be unwilling to let him go.