If I were to make one (well 2 in 1) moves this offseason, it would be trading Franson and McLaren for a 2nd in 2015 and bust prospect or the like. Then I would trade Holzer/MacWilliam and another prospect for a bottom line defenseman to replace him (or sign one or use them both as the 6 and 7 defensemen; whatever works). Following that I would say this is the order:
1) Carter Ashton for a 4th- no spot on the team, too good for AHL. Essentially Colborne 2.0
2) Colton Orr for a conditional 6th- Becomes a 7th if unsigned or doesn't play enough games. Still is a top enforcer in the league and if he plays like he did two years ago (when our 4th line wasn't the worst in the league. McClement, McLaren and Orr probably played the worst in their careers), he's a good 4th liner.
3) James Reimer and Eric Knodel for conditional 3rd round pick 2016 (becomes 2nd if Reimer plays x number of games over duration of his contract or traded again over duration of contract; condition that will provide a lot of value to the team acquiring Reimer that would exceed what they paid for him), conditional 7th round pick 2015 (becomes 5th round pick if Knodel plays over half of the season; essentially just a 7th which provides more. Once again they would get a lot out of the pick if it's converted) and depth prospect. That's a lot of value for Reimer, and then we either acquire a goalie through FA or trade for prospects/picks; there will be a lot of good replacements available if we choose to go this route.
4)Joffery Lupul for pick and prospect base. I don't want to go into details, which is why this would be the bottom of the list.
5) Tony Cameranesi and Max Everson for John Draeger. Why not bring it back
I'm only posting this because I've seen a lot of ridiculous trades on the boards involving the Leafs essentially self destructing and Nonis signing his resignation letter. Whether these trades have been said 100 times before (like number 5), or actually make some sense (Franson, Ashton and Orr trades), I just wanted to put my 2 cents in again so I can remove the Strome, Thornton, Richards and Staal trade ideas from my head.