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Originally Posted by devo22
I'd happily take Liles and use a compliance buyout on him if the Leafs send Gardiner with him, just saying.
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I'd consider that too. For the amount of $$ remaining on Liles contract I would probably hope for Gardiner+ in return for the buyout (but would be happy with just Gardiner).
As Liles is currently buried and the Leafs have a grand total of $165K in cap space they are still in a pretty tight place.
There are not a lot of teams that would actively want Liles and his contract and even less that have room for him. The Flames and Avs are really it. Panthers might be an option but I doubt they want to spend more than they are right now. Senators and Islanders are definitely internal cap teams. The Sabres and the Oilers have the space but it looks like their rosters are set and it is unlikely that either would want to deal with Liles beyond this season.
So Avs vs Flames. If the Avs are not interested then that leaves us open to gauge the Leafs for all that we can.