Exploring Potential Partners For Muzzin

Created by: Agent_Of_R9

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 21, 2021

Published: Nov. 21, 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

I think if the Leafs have proved anything this season, it's that they are going to need to find a better partner for Muzzin. Holl was great alongside him in 2019/20 but ever since has been pretty bad. Every time these two are on the ice the team gets hemmed into their own end because they don't have the skill level to keep up with the opposing team on the cycle. It's going to be costly to find an upgrade, but I feel if the Leafs want to make a deep run, they're going to need one.

Trades

TOR

Josh Manson (50% Retained Salary)

ANA

2022 1st

*Don't really want to give up a 1st for a rental, but that seems to be the asking price for him.

TOR

Shayne Gostisbehere (50% Retained)

ARI

2022 2nd

*He's not a shutdown defenceman but he has been really good this season.

TOR

Mike Reilly

BOS

2022 2nd

*The Bruins don't really seem high on him, but he seems to play a similar style to TJ Brodie, could be a good player to have at a low cost

TOR

Jamie Oleksiak

SEA

2022 1st

*He's not having an ideal season, the past 2 he was excellent. I think he is the ideal type of guy the Leafs want to target, a smooth-skating shutdown defenceman.

TOR

Dylan DeMelo

WPG

Ilya Mikheyev
2022 2nd

*DeMelo has become expendable on Winnipeg's blueline with Schmidt and Pionk ahead of him, but he has played well in a top 4 role in the past and could be a cheap pickup.

TOR

Artem Zub

OTT

Nick Robertson
Topi Niemela
2022 1st

*It's a bit too much to give for Zub, but he has proven himself to be a top pair guy and he is at an extremely salary-friendly deal.

TOR

Dante Fabbro

NSH

Topi Niemela
2022 1st

*Fabbro has been real good this season

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	$78,413,116	$0	$400,000	$3,086,884

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	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 3
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	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 4
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 2	Kase, Ondrej $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW UFA - 1
Semyonov, Kirill $825,000$825,000 C UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 2
Ritchie, Nick $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NTC UFA - 3	Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 1	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 1
Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 3	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Woll, Joseph $750,000$750,000 G RFA - 1
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD 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