Trying to be rational

Created by: PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 13, 2022

Published: Jan. 16, 2022

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 am of the small minority that think this lineup shouldn't be tampered with very much. This team is 3rd overall in GA/G, top 5 in scoring and has terrific special teams. They have a Vezina candidate goalie and a great mix of vets and young players. The only move I would consider is if they can somehow upgrade the 2nd pair. Muzzin certainly hasn't looked like himself this season which is worrisome at his age and I think that more than anything has made Holl look really bad. I think the right partner may help get Muzzin back on track. It very well could be a nagging injury or something as well. But that is the only issue I see for this team. Beyond that I think they are a contender and to deny that is just a bias against the team. Much worse teams are still considered contenders right now and only because the Leafs haven't won a playoff round in the Matthews era and people love that.

Trades

TOR

Klingberg, John ($2,125,000 retained)

DAL

Ritchie, Nick
Robertson, Nicholas
2023 1st round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

I would rather give up next year's 1st since we have more picks that year than this one but it doesn't matter much to me. I think this lineup would be nuts.

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
21	$81,500,000	$81,044,783	$0	$0	$455,217

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	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 4
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
Mikheyev, Ilya $1,645,000$1,645,000 LW, RW UFA - 1		Kase, Ondrej $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW UFA - 1
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 2	Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 2
	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	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 1
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 1	Klingberg, John $2,125,000$2,125,000 RD UFA - 1	Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 1	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Dermott, Travis $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Anderson, Joey $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW RFA - 2
Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($0$0$0$0) ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 1
Clifford, Kyle $1,000,000$1,000,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW UFA - 1
Biega, Alex $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Seney, Brett $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, LW UFA - 1
Hutchinson, Michael $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Top Comments

Jan. 16, 2022 at 4:13 p.m.

glarson17

Joined: Jun. 2019

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If you are asking Dallas to retain and take Ritchie I don’t see how you can’t give them a 1st now. Why would Dallas want that?

Jan. 16, 2022 at 4:14 p.m.

ZachHymanForTheHart

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I agree that we don’t need to tamper very much.

I don’t agree that Klingberg is the play, though.

Jan. 16, 2022 at 4:24 p.m.

JaredOfLondon

Joined: May 2019

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Klingberg isnt the guy you want to suplement Muzzin/holl at this point. He's basically a power play guy who is getting roughed up defensively pretty pretty bad and has been for a couple years. He's not worth the assets to the leafs.

Jan. 16, 2022 at 4:26 p.m.

PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

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Quoting: glarson17

If you are asking Dallas to retain and take Ritchie I don’t see how you can’t give them a 1st now. Why would Dallas want that?

Sorry that was a formality. I read on Sportsnet that TO actually has more cap space than it appears on here due to accrued space. With Ritchie gone they have roughly 4 million in space for the remainder of the season. So they could do this without retaining but it won't show properly so I retained. Disregard the retention.

Jan. 16, 2022 at 4:28 p.m.

PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

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Quoting: ZachHymanForTheHart

I agree that we don’t need to tamper very much.

I don’t agree that Klingberg is the play, though.

I think he fits like a glove in the system, I also am a firm believer that "defensive defenceman" aren't a real thing anymore. You need guys who can get the puck and get it the other way. Klingberg is sick in transition, he just plays in a system that doesn't do that. I think with Muzzin as his partner and Keefe's system he would be terrific.

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