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There’s something fishy if the Kraken take the Leafs’ Alex Kerfoot in the expansion draft
The Seattle Kraken are about to fill their roster in the NHL’s expansion draft Wednesday, and they could be doing the Maple Leafs a financial favour in the process. If the Kraken select Alex Kerfoot, they will remove $3.5 million (U.S.) from Toronto’s salary commitments, and the Leafs desperately need the cap space. That is one of the angles involved for the Leafs when the Kraken take shape Wednesday night. Why the Kraken might like him: Kerfoot is a seasoned forward who can play up and down the lineup, but essentially in the bottom nine. Why the Kraken might like him: The latest Leaf is a better bang for the buck than Kerfoot — bigger, younger and cheaper.
Source: thestar July 21, 2021 00:22 UTC
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