07 Dec 2022 15:20:22
Tor:
1st 2023
Robertson
3rd 2023 (Ottawa's pick)
Kerfoot (added for cap reasons and because leafs have 50 contracts so would need one going out if one was coming in).

Chi:
Toews (50% retained)
Domi (50% retained)

Chicago gets a great young player who could immediately step into their top 6 along with a 1st (yes it might be late but any contending teams 1st will be late) and an early 3rd. Probably won't get a much better offer then that for a quarter of a season of Toews and Domi.

Buffalo
50% retention on the remaining cap hit of the Toews contract

Toronto:
4th round pick

Shouldn't be too much for the retention. Leafs retained 2.5 on Lehner a couple years ago and got a 5th so I feel like this is a fair offer for around the same retention.

1.) 07 Dec 2022
07 Dec 2022 16:03:25
The most that can be retained on any contract is 50% of the original salary.

2.) 07 Dec 2022
07 Dec 2022 16:48:25
A contract can be retained twice, Buffalo is retaining 50% of 5250000, which equals out to 2625000, but even if its only a 50% retention the Leafs can still fit under the cap with a full roster excluding Muzzin if they only carry one extra forward and one extra defenceman (most likely Malgin and Benn) .

Bunting Matthews Nylander
Domi Tavares Marner
Engvall Toews Jarnkrok
Aston-Reese kampf Holmberg
Malgin

Rielly Brodie
Sandin Liljgren
Giordano Holl
Benn.

3.) 07 Dec 2022
07 Dec 2022 18:00:05
Yes, a contract can be retained twice, but no more than 50%.
Also, eating over 5 million of a cap would fetch much more than a 4th.
Didn't Patrick Marleau return a 1stfo his 6 million contract.

4.) 07 Dec 2022
07 Dec 2022 18:28:33
I applaud what I see as a VERY realistic proposal, AND you're bang-on in your reply to Renidrag regarding involving a 3rd team to split the cap hit a second time.

Someone could make the argument that the 3rd should be a 2nd, considering Domi's season so far, but it's just great to see something posted here that you could imagine happening. (Even the compensation included for retention is bang-on. )

It would be interesting to see if the CHI GM would make a deal with Dubas after their previous public back-and-forth, but business is business, so they "should" be able to make something like this happen.

I'm thinking another team, other than regional rival BUF, would be a more likely 3rd party to help the leafs, BUT. this is the best trade proposal I've seen on here for a looooooong time, so big Kudos!

5.) 08 Dec 2022
08 Dec 2022 01:23:44
@chickenfoot,
A 50% retention is the maximum allowed, so not sure how it would even be possible for another team to step in and retain 50% of the remaining 50% of the contract.

6.) 08 Dec 2022
08 Dec 2022 02:26:40
Renidrag - your interpretation is respectfully incorrect.

- One team can retain a maximum of 50%
- The contract can be traded again to proved additional cap relief

Example: David Savard traded by Columbus to TB via Detroit. (Amongst other similar transactions)

7.) 08 Dec 2022
08 Dec 2022 05:38:57
Renindrag

They are not eating 5 million in cap, only 2.675

Leafs got a 5th a couple years back for retaining 2.5 on Lehner so that’s the precedent I used.

Chickenfoot

Yeah I could see a team like Arizona or Anaheim being that 3rd team. Just whoever is out of the playoffs at the time and has cap space.

And yeah I guess Domi’s value depends on how well he plays up to the deadline. I mean the guy has 19 points in 24 games and that’s really good. If he keeps that pace up I could definitely see the extra puck being a 2nd instead of a 3rd. Just figured Ottawas puck would most likely be an early 3rd rounder. So it was the best one to offer for the time being.

8.) 08 Dec 2022
08 Dec 2022 10:08:39
Hey Most Leaf - agreed, and you are obviously a hockey mind first and foremost, and secondly a fan.

This is really well put together, as was your rebuttal. It was a rare pleasure to read! So many hot-heads and homer-deals typically dominate this page. Kudos?.

9.) 09 Dec 2022
08 Dec 2022 23:55:51
Towes goes to Colorado.

10.) 09 Dec 2022
09 Dec 2022 12:31:07
@chickenfoot

I have been proven wrong, thanks for that.
Was going off information I had read on capfriendly.

11.) 09 Dec 2022
09 Dec 2022 23:38:40
In fairness to you, most places don’t have a very good or complete explanation, so it’s easy enough to come to that conclusion. Happy Friday man?.