Here is a full breakdown of the BLOCKBUSTER 3-way deal between the Leafs, Golden Knights and Kraken. I've tried to break everything down by both players and numbers to show my work. I am not 100% on how far this deal is for all teams involved, but I tried to make it as fair as I could, pending numbers. You will see that the numbers work for all teams and their salary cap situations. Also, you will notice, for at least a number VERY brief moment, Jared McCann is back with the Leafs so that they can retain 50% of his cap hit for the remainder of this season. Cards on the table, I have not given much attention to what this deal means for either Vegas or Toronto beyond the remainder of this season, especially with a potential Reilly Smith extension with the Leafs as part of this deal.
LEAFS ACQUIRE:
(1) Zach Whitecloud, D - Vegas (no salary retained) - $2.75 million 6-yr ext kicks in next year
(2) William Carrier, RW - Vegas (no salary retained) - $1.4 million AAV until end of 2023-24
(3) Reilly Smith, LW - Vegas (no salary retained) $5 million AAV, would need ext. in place for deal
(4) Jeremy Lauzon, D - Seattle (no salary retained) - $850k, upcoming RFA
VEGAS ACQUIRES:
(1) Alex Kerfoot, LW/C - Leafs (no salary retained) - $3.5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(2) Jared McCann, LW/C - Vegas (50% retained by Toronto) - $2.94 million AAV, upcoming RFA
(3) Justin Holl, D - Toronto (no salary retained) - $2 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(4) Travis Dermott, D - Toronto (no salary retained) - $1.5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(5) Ryan Donato, LW/C - Seattle (no salary retained) - $750k AAV, upcoming AAV
SEATTLE ACQUIRES:
(1) Evgeni Dadonov, RW - Vegas (no salary retained) - $5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(2) Pierre Engvall, RW/C - Toronto (no salary retained) - $1.25 million AAV, upcoming RFA
(3) Nicolas Hague, D - Vegas (no salary retained) - $791k, upcoming RFA
(4) Mattias Janmark, LW/C - Vegas (no salary retained) - $2 million AAV, upcoming UFA
(5) Nick Ritchie, RW - Toronto (no salary retained) $2.5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(6) Rodion Amirov, F - Toronto (prospect)
(7) Korczak, Kaedan, D - Vegas (prospect)
(8) 2nd Round Draft Pick in 2023 (Toronto)
(9) 3rd Round Draft Pick in 2022 (Vegas)
SALARY CAP BREAKDOWN:
For Toronto: $10.75 million AAV LEAVING minus $9.5 million AAV AARIVING = $1.25 in available cap space this season. (note: Toronto retains 50% of McCann salary for only this season)
For Vegas: $15 million AAV LEAVING minus $9.5 arriving = $5.5 in additional cap space this season.
For Seattle: $4.5 million AAV leaving minus $11.5 million AAV arriving = $7 million cap space less for remainder of season.
I'll say you obviously put some real thought and effort into this, whether or not this is realistic is irrelevant, good job putting it together, well thought out and I appreciated the read.
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