Nithoniniel
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Anyone with common sense can see that Bozak is the expendable one. He is older, on a 2 year deal, and is not as good.
You keep Kadri and Bozak to shelter Matthews.
As the season wears on, it should be obvious that Matthews doesn't need sheltering.
Nylander is used at C to see if he has a future there....Bozak is traded....Holland is the fallback #3 C option.
If Nylander transitions to a full time C, the Leafs will have great C depth....something that wins championships.
And if he doesn't, he becomes a good winger and Holland is the fill in #3 until a better option occurs.
In no way does it make sense to move Kadri now. Now in 3-4 years if the Leafs are locking up Matthews, Nylander, Marner, etc...to bigger, long term deals, then trading him then makes sense so you don't have 3 expensive centers.
Bozak is the one to move...common sense.
Spot on, Tripod.