Fake Maple Leafs trade rumour making the rounds on social media
Apparently it's a slow news day around the NHL, as one downright awful Maple Leafs trade rumour is making its round on social media. No, this isn't a William Nylander trade rumour - this one actually includes a pair of Leafs defensemen being swapped for a former Leaf.
The rumour is believed to have originated at a website called "NHLTradeRumor.com" and has the Leafs sending both T.J. Brodie and Timothy Liljegren to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for ex-Leaf Ilya Lyubushkin. Obviously, I don't have to explain to you how absurdly bad that deal is for the Leafs.
The rumour is all based around the idea that the Leafs have to clear cap space in order to become cap compliant before the start of training camp. Obviously, if the Leafs were to send out $6.4M in salary, returning only $2.75M, they'd save $3.65M in cap space. The issue with this deal is that it makes the Leafs significantly worse. There's simply no chance this is true and even less of a chance that it actually happens.
With the season beginning in just over a week, I suppose some rumour sites need to get their clicks in somehow, but this one is about as far from a realistic deal as you can imagine. Nothing to see here.
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OCTOBRE 1 | 451 ANSWERS Fake Maple Leafs trade rumour making the rounds on social media What do you think about this trade rumour involving Brodie and Liljegren for Lyubushkin? | ||
| My head hurts... | 133 | 29.5 % |
| Hey - it could happen | 44 | 9.8 % |
| I actually don't mind the deal | 58 | 12.9 % |
| Can we revoke that dude's writing card? | 216 | 47.9 % |
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