A New TML Idea After Some Input

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 1, 2021

Published: Jul. 1, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Bringing Bogo back at the same AAV as last season. I'd offer him between 1 and 3 years for term whichever he wants. Could probably be convinced to add a 4th year in exchange for other areas of the contract being in the teams favour (NMC, pay structure, etc)

Bringing Bogo back combined with Sandin needing a full time role and Liljegren needing to be cycled into the lineup from time to time, being essentially the #7 guy (dressing 7D doesn't seem to work well), makes Dermott without a job.

Signing Hyman to only $4.25M kind of hinges on other teams willingness to sign him for 7 years at a higher number like $5M. If they aren't willing to go 7, then maybe he takes the longer 8 year contract that only the Leafs can offer him at a lower AAV. Go for the one that pays the most total since there is a good chance this is his last contract, no matter if it's 6 or 8 years.

Kessel would have to agree to all this, so that could easily wreck it all right off the bat...but I'm pretending he agrees.

After the Leafs pay Kessel's signing bonus, his salary is only $1M. High cap hit to hit the floor but low cash payout. Melnyk likes this. Nothing against Murray...but $6M, $7M & $8M over the next 3 seasons is a tough cheque to write, getting paid more than his cap hit. Both Kessel and Kemper are in the final year of their contracts which will help Ottawa have the resources to give new contracts to all their good young players coming along.

Murray does have a modified no trade clause, so it does also depend on his say.

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