My favorite Zaitsev trades Dubas is not a Dumbass please give me feed back

Created by: GMTD

Team: 2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 3, 2019

Published: May 3, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

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Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

Description

As a Sabres' fan, if any of these trades were offered to Betterall I would love if he could make them. Zaitsev is so under rated by many Leaf fans. As I said below, pair him with Dahlin and then trade one of other 3 defensemen for help with the secondary scoring.

Trades

TOR

2019 7th round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1126272

BUF

Holl, Justin
Zaitsev, Nikita
2020 2nd round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

OMG please make this trade. I can only dream of pairing Dahlin with Zaitsev.

TOR

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/220684 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita; Borgman, Andreas; 2020 3rd round pick (TOR) & 2020 2nd round pick (TOR)

OTT

to OTT for nothing
This is even better than the first one. I can only imagine Dorion laughing uncontrollably after completing this trade, a 2nd, 3rd and Borgman, for nothing. It is a trade that a GM could only dream about.

TOR

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/219019 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita & 2020 1st round pick (TOR)

OTT

for Condon, Mike & DeMelo, Dylan. Dorion tries to contain himself as he wonders what he will do with an extra first round pick next year. DeMelo has value, maybe a 3rd or a 4th while Condon maybe a 6th. So Dorion gets a first and Zaitsev for the value of 2 late picks.

TOR

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1146589 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita ($2,000,000 retained) to BUF for 2019 3rd round pick (BUF)
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1144496 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita ($2,100,000 retained) to BUF for 2019 4th round pick (SJS)
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1139798 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita to EDM for 2019 4th round pick (EDM)
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1047153 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita to BUF for 2019 4th round pick (SJS)

EDM

EDM for 2019 4th round pick (EDM)
These were all similar trading Zaitsev for late picks or retaining some of Zaitsev salary for a 3rd.

TOR

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1143515 TOR trades Zaitsev, Nikita & 2019 4th round pick (TOR)

BUF

to BUF for Sobotka, Vladimír & 2020 5th round pick (BUF)
The draft picks would nearly cancel out, but the Sabres also move Sobotka.

Buyouts

Mikhail Grabovski: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%)

Buried

Michael Hutchinson: $275,000 ($1,300,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2019
2020
2021

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$79,500,000	$76,485,236	$2,550,000	$4,550,000	$3,014,764

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marleau, Patrick $6,250,000$6,250,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 7	Nylander, William $10,277,778$10,277,778 RW UFA - 6
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 3	Kadri, Nazem $4,500,000$4,500,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
Brown, Connor $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Matthews, Auston $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 1	Marner, Mitchell $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW UFA - 1
Petan, Nicolas $874,125$874,125 C, LW, RW UFA - 1	Gauthier, Frédérik $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 2	Kapanen, Kasperi $863,333$863,333 RW UFA - 1
Johnsson, Andreas $787,500$787,500 LW, RW UFA - 1	Ennis, Tyler $650,000$650,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 4		Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Gardiner, Jake $4,050,000$4,050,000 LD UFA - 1	Hainsey, Ron $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Woll, Joseph $800,000$800,000 G RFA - 3
Muzzin, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD UFA - 2	Ozhiganov, Igor $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1	Sparks, Garret $675,000$675,000 G UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $863,333$863,333 LD/RD UFA - 2
Marincin, Martin $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1

Top Comments

May 3, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

PuckPal

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Honestly i hope as a leaf fan Zairsev is kept. I know he is slightly overpaid but next year he probably is going back on the PP, he is a solid PK dman, and when given a player like Muzzin he has solid shutdown ability.

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May 3, 2019 at 9:07 a.m.

Leafs09

Jaxon34

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I am a Lefas fan too but Zaitsev is not a great shut down D man, especially at 4.5 Million
He was in that role becasue the leafs really do not have anyone else for that role. Thats the whole issue with the team, and one of the reasons they are not playing still.
Look at all the playoff teams still playing and what they have on there backend.

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May 3, 2019 at 9:11 a.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

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Your analysis is highly accurate. Yes, the Leafs lack a pure shutdown defender like Brett Pesce or Josh Manson or even LhD Jonas Brodin, but is that Zaitsev's fault? Half of Leafs Nation seems to think it is.

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May 3, 2019 at 9:18 a.m.

palhal

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Quoting: Leafs09

Let's say you are right and Zaitsev isn't 4.5m value. But the Leafs still need a NHL competent Dman to take his place...and it's not like there are 1m choices available. Some other teams defence seem to get god like status compared to the Leafs. Jets top 7 is paid 32m, Calgarys top 7 paid, paid 26m, and where are they now? Leafs top 7 paid 23m
I would welcome any logical trade posted that would see Zaitsev traded that wouldn't weaken the Leaf defence.

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May 3, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

Leafs09

Jaxon34

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 584

Likes: 73

You are right their are not many good trade options out there for him.
That is becasue he's overpiad for what he brings and teams do not want him.
Leafs do need competent D, but There is much cheapers options out there such as Chariot ?? if you could get a prospect or a pick for Zaitsev.
Leafs need to find Cap space somewhere. Should be a interesting off season for us.

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