The exact deal I anticipate before the deadline

Created by: TheOtherAuston

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 13, 2021

Published: Mar. 13, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I expect them too target this package for a couple reasons, Granlund is good on both ends. Ekholm has an extra year.

If they do go for this deal they expose Holl and hope he doesn't get taken but if he does Ekholm has experience on the right and would more than fill holls role if he is indeed taken in expansion.

Trade breakdown
Liljegren, amirov and first for Ekholm
Dermott and conditional second for Granlund

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Amirov, Rodion		3	$925,000

Trades

TOR

Ekholm, Mattias ($1,000,000 retained)
Granlund, Mikael ($1,750,000 retained)

NSH

Amirov, Rodion
Dermott, Travis
Liljegren, Timothy
2021 1st round pick (TOR)
2022 2nd round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

2022 2nd turns into 2022 1st if leafs win 2021 cup or Ekholm resigns

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
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$83,975,616	$0	$0	-$2,475,616

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
Simmonds, Wayne $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4
Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3	Granlund, Mikael $2,000,000$2,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Mikheyev, Ilya $1,645,000$1,645,000 LW, RW UFA - 2

Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW UFA - 1
	Thornton, Joe $700,000$700,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 1
	Boyd, Travis $700,000$700,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NMC UFA - 4	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NMC UFA - 4	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 2
	Bogosian, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD NTC UFA - 1
Ekholm, Mattias $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Hutchinson, Michael $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 2
Vesey, Jimmy $900,000$900,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $821,667$821,667 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW RFA - 4
Rosén, Calle $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1
Agostino, Kenny $737,500$737,500 ($0$0$0$0) LW UFA - 1
Marincin, Martin $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Mar. 13, 2021 at 7:38 a.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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A team acquiring Ekholm wants him playing at least 20 minutes a night. Move him to the top 4 somewhere.

Mar. 13, 2021 at 7:39 a.m.

justaBoss

What in tarnation

Joined: Oct. 2017

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Certainly not an underpayment. NSH's gaining good value here.

Just heads up, the re-sign conditions are not allowed anymore. They got banned in the new CBA.

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Mar. 13, 2021 at 8:03 a.m.

Storms

Joined: May 2019

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I like it except for the "Additional Details". That would be 3 - 1st round draft choices when the Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Mar. 13, 2021 at 8:47 a.m.

palhal

LongtimeLeafsufferer

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Granlund isn't necessary. He really doesn't make the Leafs that much better, because who does he bump. Leafs shouldn't trade Dermot,cause you have wait over two weeks for the returning (Ekblom) to even practice for the Leafs.
IMO it's a real overpayment for a 1.5 year rental, and a rental who isn't needed.

Mar. 13, 2021 at 8:51 a.m.

CMac66

Jimmy Stu

Joined: Jul. 2016

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Then the expansion draft comes along and Seattle takes Ekholm because Brodie and Muzzin have NMCs. Add that to the transaction list lol.
All that for half a year of Ekholm? No thanks. Leafs will need their players on inexpensive contracts that can make an impact. Don't trade them all

They should be getting a 4/5 defenseman. One comfortable on the 3rd pair but can play top 4 in case of injuries. I think them trading Lehtonen is a pre cursor for a move like this.
Don't go crazy. Their top 4 D and top 6 forwards are pretty good
Last year the Jets got Demelo for a 3rd...a move like that is the better play

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