Toronto Maple Leafs still trying to trade this forward
Kyle Dubas apparently isn't done yet, as his work during the trade deadline netted him some good and affordable talent, with Mark Giordano and Illya Samsonov.
However, they're still trying to shop Alex Kerfoot, as before the NHL season had started up, it'd been speculated that Kerfoot would be moved to make a roster spot for Nick Robertson.
Moving Kerfoot in the off-season, which Dubas failed to do would've created the space for Rasmus Sandin to be locked down earlier, without the drama attached recently.
Even at a $3,500,000 cap hit Alex Kerfoot is on a good deal. Of the players in the NHL who had between a $3M-$4M cap hit, Alex Kerfoot had the 6th highest point total.
Many teams who are in rebuilding mode could afford to trade for Kerfoot, as a 52-point forward, with an affordable contract.
It's only a matter of time before something happens, but will Dubas show any urgency? Given how long the Sandin negotiations took, it looks like it may not happen quickly given how flexible Kerfoot is and his ability to move up and down the lineup.
However, that should be Dubas's selling point on Kerfoot, a versatile, affordable, and skilled forward.
He is in the final year of his deal, with a modified no-trade clause, so the time is ticking, or there is the ability is there to lose him for nothing as a UFA in the coming off-season.
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