Just feel like a little shake up

Created by: LeafsFanForSomeReason

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 20, 2020

Published: Aug. 20, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

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Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Some moves I wouldn't mind seeing. Just feeling like the current roster is a little stale.

Trades:

Preds are a bit of a weird case. Not sure what the direction is with them, but Poile has been vocal about changes coming. I think this is pretty fair value.

Thought the Rangers swap could be good for both teams. LD that can play who is still young for a struggling prospect that the Leafs could potentially get a cheap depth performance from.

I know Flames fans are really feeling themselves with Bennett right now, so if they don't want to trade him, that's fine but this is more than fair value for him.

Signings:

I know the cap is tight, and my potential generosity in the Leafs favor on some of these signings doesn't bode well for that, but I don't think any of them are absurdly unrealistic.

Draft:

The extra picks in this draft could help replenish the prospect cupboard with potential graduations of Sandin, Robertson, Liljegren and optimistically others coming over the next few years. Some of my personal favorite potential picks include (and yes, I know many will be off the board by then): Khusnutdinov, Brisson, Barron, Andrae, Simontaival, Bordeleau, Savoie.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Mikheyev, Ilya		2	$1,800,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
DeMelo, Dylan	4	$3,400,000
Spezza, Jason	1	$750,000
Maroon, Patrick	1	$900,000

Trades

TOR

2020 2nd round pick (NJD)
2020 2nd round pick (NSH)

NYR

Dermott

Not sure what happened, but I went to edit this and Dermott just disappeared, so that's why he's in 'additional details'

Buyouts

Mikhail Grabovski: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

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

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$82,356,449	$0	$850,000	-$856,449

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 4	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 5
	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Bennett, Sam $2,550,000$2,550,000 C UFA - 1	Mikheyev, Ilya $1,800,000$1,800,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Barabanov, Alexander $925,000$925,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Maroon, Patrick $900,000$900,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Andersson, Lias $894,166$894,166 ($850,000$850K) C, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	DeMelo, Dylan $3,400,000$3,400,000 RD UFA - 4	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NMC UFA - 4	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 2
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 2	Lehtonen, Mikko $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Marincin, Martin $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1
Agostino, Kenny $737,500$737,500 LW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Aug. 20, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Nashville has like 14 right handed wingers for their 3rd line, i dont think they need another.

Flames decline

Aug. 20, 2020 at 12:14 p.m.

villenash

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Is Kapanen really valued at two 2nds -- especially both being in 2020? I don't see Nashville paying two 2nds in the upcoming draft -- they would definitely space them out over 2020 and 2021 if that were indeed the price. Not sure I see them paying that though. But I think a swap with Jarnkrok or someone makes a lot of sense for both teams. Maybe something around Jarnkork + Watson and Kapanen + Holl with picks evening things out.

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Aug. 20, 2020 at 12:16 p.m.

PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

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Bennet is having a great playoff so now he's going to be the next Fernando Pisani. Why on earth would a team just give away Dermott for nothing? And yes a former first round pick who is by all accounts a flop is nothing.

With that said, I do like the idea of Bennet but I think Loughton is the better add, I also think Kap to LA for Roy and whatever we can get is smart.

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Aug. 20, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.

PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

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Quoting: villenash

I think there are likely more than one team that would see Kapanen as a fit. Florida for Weegar makes some sense, LA and Roy just to name a few. Personally I think it'll end in disappointment because he isn't all that great

Aug. 20, 2020 at 12:20 p.m.

Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan

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Rangers accept. Lias in Toronto could be a good fit.

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