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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Makes sense from Toronto's perspective as well. They don't care about cash nearly as much, and short-term those contracts don't hurt.
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Yeah, it's basically Clarkson Deal 2.0.
Toronto get's out of a longterm cap anchor by taking on money that won't be on the ice (but won't drastically hurt their cap going forward). Ottawa get's to spend it's money on an on-ice asset.
It's a Rich Team/Poor Team type trade. One needed to improve it's spending cap the other needed to improve it's spending efficiency. That Toronto managed to get that plus a 2nd round pick and B prospect makes them the "winner" here.