rumor/report: Mirtle: Toronto Shopping Andersen, Kerfoot, Engvall, and Johnsson

Dubas and the front office have been very busy in the two weeks since they were eliminated by Columbus. According to multiple NHL teams, no fewer than four intriguing Leafs are being dangled to varying degrees:

 

1. Frederik Andersen. The Leafs starting goaltender can apparently be had for a ?useful? but low-cost asset in what would largely be a cap-clearing trade. Andersen could be a really intriguing option for a team without a lot of cash, as he has only $1 million in salary remaining due to a large signing bonus the Leafs have already paid. I wonder if the Oilers might be a fit given they want to overhaul their goaltending situation, although they?d have to find a way to make Andersen?s cap hit work.

 

2. Alexander Kerfoot. Going back to his Colorado days, there were concerns over his ability to play centre and drive play without being paired with more talented linemates. At $3.5 million, the Leafs needed him to fill the 3C role well and the results were mixed at best there. Kerfoot is only due another $8 million in cash over the final three years of his contract, which could make him easier to deal. Or he could stay as a winger, if the Leafs don?t get offers they like.

 

3. Pierre Engvall. Even though he only signed his deal in February, his $1.25 million cap hit is outsized for a fourth-line role in a flat-cap NHL. And there remain many questions over whether he can play centre. The Leafs may push to add more of a physical element to their depth forwards, too, and that?s not Engvall, despite his size.

 

4. Andreas Johnsson. Far lower value on the trade market than Kapanen given his age and higher cap hit, Johnsson would be a sell-low deal given the injury-plagued season he is coming off of. The Leafs still like Johnsson and feel he can rebound, so I doubt they just give him away in a deal unless they absolutely can?t free up the necessary cap space to acquire a D any other way.

 

If the Leafs somehow wanted to clear all four of those salaries, their $3.5 million in cap space could balloon all the way up to nearly $17 million. Of course, they?d then have several more holes in their lineup, with a new starting goaltender (or at least a tandem option) and third-line centre becoming pressing needs.

 

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pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee get Kerfoot. He's not amazing F/O wise but he's the same as Strome, will cost 3.5m until 2025 i think and is 26. Hell, if they trade ADA they can afford Kerfoot, keep Strome on a show me, and move Chytil back to wing where he belongs and Kerfoot is actually pretty underrated. He's got some good offensive skills

Aside from Andersen I?d be interested in them all, depending on cost. I have always liked Johnsson since I watched him in the Calder Cup finals.

 

 

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I'm a bit surprised about Kerfoot though. He seems exactly who they need in terms of skill set yet still cost effective for quite a while. If i were them, id have looked more into dumping Nylander just because of the money.

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee get Kerfoot. He's not amazing F/O wise but he's the same as Strome, will cost 3.5m until 2025 i think and is 26. Hell, if they trade ADA they can afford Kerfoot, keep Strome on a show me, and move Chytil back to wing where he belongs and Kerfoot is actually pretty underrated. He's got some good offensive skills

 

Can't have both Strome and Kerfoot. Too small down the middle, not enough size or physicality. Neither is special defensively, and both inconsistent (or, unreliable) offensively.

 

If anything, he'd be a cheaper Strome replacement, without the chemistry with Panarin, and he actually PKs less than Strome.

Can't have both Strome and Kerfoot. Too small down the middle, not enough size or physicality. Neither is special defensively, and both inconsistent (or, unreliable) offensively.

 

If anything, he'd be a cheaper Strome replacement, without the chemistry with Panarin, and he actually PKs less than Strome.

 

I mean, you CAN. It may not be ideal but you can. Plus, im already sure we are getting Boyle for 4th line center :)

Why would you dump Strome for Kerfoot? Makes no sense. Lesser player in every way.

Not necessarily. Strome has a very small sample size of success that I think we can all agree was supremely influenced by Panarin. Yes, it means he can keep up with Panarin, which is great, but it also means he's going to be a more expensive player because of it, and there's no real guarantee that rate of production will continue. We have less than a full season's worth of games to go off of right now.

 

With Kerfoot, you know what you are getting and you know the price you're getting it at for the forseeable future. Lesser player? Probably. But the cost is much more certain.

Even bad Strome was only slightly less effective than average Kerfoot.

Even bad Strome was only slightly less effective than average Kerfoot.

 

I chalked this up to yet another hot take, but I looked at their stats and...Yea LOL. Pretty accurate.

Even bad Strome was only slightly less effective than average Kerfoot.

 

It's a downgrade, for sure. The real reason for it would be the cost certainty you're getting with who Kerfoot is versus who Strome might be. Strome could be Strome, or he could be the next Brendan Smith. We don't have enough data to make such a risky calculation on (long-term).

Why would you dump Strome for Kerfoot? Makes no sense. Lesser player in every way.

 

3.5m cap hit for a two time 40+ point player before a chance to play with superior players. He was not cracking the top 6 in Toronto. It's a risk for sure but it's not like we aren't talking about a talented player. I highly doubt we ever commit to Strome long term and this is a lot easier to swallow considering the players that will need raises. I think at some point you have to take a few calculationed risk for diamonds in the rough so to speak.

Not necessarily. Strome has a very small sample size of success that I think we can all agree was supremely influenced by Panarin. Yes, it means he can keep up with Panarin, which is great, but it also means he's going to be a more expensive player because of it, and there's no real guarantee that rate of production will continue. We have less than a full season's worth of games to go off of right now.

 

With Kerfoot, you know what you are getting and you know the price you're getting it at for the forseeable future. Lesser player? Probably. But the cost is much more certain.

 

You get what you pay for.

 

If you don't want Strome and you want cost control, go make a trade for someone young and talented in their 1st or second contract. Not Kerfoot.

 

He's a shiny object.

You get what you pay for.

 

If you don't want Strome and you want cost control, go make a trade for someone young and talented in their 1st or second contract. Not Kerfoot.

 

He's a shiny object.

And he's not even that shiny.

He's actually pretty tarnished and grimey. No thanks.

Kerfoot shines like rust. LOL.

I’m not saying he’s going to put up 75 points, but if you don’t want to pay 6m+ to Strome, Kerfoot is a great cheaper alternate and he was pretty good before Toronto. He would shine nicely here. Good patina.

Kerfoot is a 3rd like option, at this point.

 

Rangers still need to figure out their 2C.

 

If that’s Chytil, and they’re not keeping Strome, sure. But then they need a lot of work acquiring PKers (Strome did way more than kerfoot) and need another offensive RH shot forward.

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$10 says Carolina gets him.

All these goalies on the move means Georgiev's trade value is probably pretty low

All these goalies on the move means Georgiev's trade value is probably pretty low

 

I think it's pretty low because there's not a huge sample size and what everyone has seen so far is that he's probably a backup with the potential to be a lower end #1 goalie. I can't imagine too many teams are tripping over themselves to acquire that.