Reilly Smith BLOCKBUSTER

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 14, 2021

Published: Sep. 14, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

1. Arizona Trade:

Ilya Mikhayev is skilled fast solid defensively and has all the tools. Was a solid third liner for Toronto. I'd love to keep him however he's buried underneath the Leafs strong RW depth.

Engvall has shown glimpses of being capable of being a strong 2-way power center/winger. Capable of getting you third line production even if he has a hard time hitting the back of the net sometimes.

2. On the Vegas Trade:

I believe that Kerfoot Brooks and Dermott would thrive under Vegas' aggressive system.

Kerfoot did do better in Colorado than in Toronto I believe he could complement their team nicely.

Brooks is a sweetener and a cap manouver to even out salary.

Dermott is Solid. He's still young and is more established than Whitecloud and gives Vegas sone insurance on D incase McNabb walks or Martinez looses a step with his age.

Not saying that Martinez will drop off I'm just saying it's good to have options incase anything happens.

Reilly Smith is a little overpaid at $5 Mil but is a UFA however I feel like he is a player that would help mesh and gel the Leafs Top 6 well as well as can play on the 3rd line if Robertson is ready to Play with Tavares and Nylander.

Or if Bunting turns out to a flash in the pan.

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