Bold predictions for this season

Created by: hazard

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 14, 2021

Published: Oct. 15, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

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

Having watched closely these last couple games, I'm gonna attempt to make way too early season predictions and hot takes for this season will play out.

1) Going back to last season, and following it up with the start of this season, Jack Cambell has been nothing short of spectacular. I predict he will get top 3 in Vezina voting this year and will go as far as to say he will win it.
2) William Nylander is continuing to make the old hockey geezers look like idiots. He will pot 40 goals this year.
3) Bunting will solidify his place on the top line with Matthews and Marner, and get 40+ points.
4) Rasmus Sandin will take a massive step forward this season and take sole QB over Rielly on PP1
2 Trade to look for this season as well
1) I can't see Rielly resigning here for less than 7 Mill, and I think walking him into Free Agency with no plan is a massive mistake. it would be a huge gamble to mess with the chemistry Brodie and Rielly have but, going through the teams, I cant find any that makes sense for both clubs. Potentially Rielly for Lindholm in ANA? both UFA's.
2) Depending on how everything goes in CGY, I would be blowing up Triellivings phone to ask about the price for Tkachuk. A straight Marner for Tkachuk makes sense for the leafs, however, CGY would be doubling down on skillset and would be losing Darryl Sutters favorite player. Could be a desperation move by Trielliving to save his job to, and Marner could certainly get them to the playoffs. Food for thought

Trades

TOR

Tkachuk, Matthew

Additional Details:

See Description for analysis on this trade

CGY

Marner, Mitchell

Retained Salary Transactions

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

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$77,485,116	$0	$400,000	$4,014,884

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bunting, Michael $950,000$950,000 LW UFA - 2	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 3	Tkachuk, Matthew $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW UFA - 1
Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 4	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 3
Ritchie, Nick $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW UFA - 2	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 2	Kase, Ondrej $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW UFA - 1
Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 2		Amadio, Michael $750,000$750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NTC UFA - 3	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 3	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 1	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 1
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Mikheyev, Ilya $1,645,000$1,645,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Oct. 15, 2021 at 1:42 a.m.

NucksnOilers

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I like it both would fit better in the others respective roles,tkachuck would add a much-needed grit and marner could become a consistent 100+ point guy with being the main guy on the flames.