There's literally no answer I can give you that you won't nitpick on either of those questions, even if I was to give you an answer that actually came to fruition 5 minutes later - so I'm not going to take the bait.
That's true in as much as the re's really no answer you can give that would be so universally obvious and advantageous to the Leafs as there's nothing wrong with it.
Take the Kadri for Pesce idea. Would that be a good deal for the Leafs to make? Maybe. Is it one they should consider if it's in front of them? Absolutely. Can they force Carolina to make that trade if they're not interested? No. Is the offer so good that Carolina would have no recourse but to accept? No.
I appreciate that making specific criticisms is a lot harder than just "STUPID DUBAS! MAKE THE DEFENSE GOODER!!!" and trying to avoid them when pressed by ducking the question is a solid attempt to seem reasonable but it's also fairly transparent.