Should the Option Present Itself

Created by: KMarner10

Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 22, 2022

Published: Feb. 28, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

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If Dubas can get rid of Muzzin without giving up too much, we should take that deal in a heartbeat. I love Muzzin, but with the state of this team and what they can afford, he should be the next one out - especially if they don't make it out of the first round again.

This team has a much better defense core. It is bigger, tougher, and should be able to move some bodies from the front of the net. Giving Campbell a new contract for multiple years is risky, but I think he will turn it around and be a .925 SV% goalie for the rest of the season. Koorpisalo can play 30-35 games and take the load off of Campbell so what is happening now does not happen in next year. At the deadline, we will need a top 6 forward and a few depth players in case of injuries.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Liljegren, Timothy	2	$900,000
Sandin, Rasmus	3	$1,750,000
Kase, Ondrej	3	$2,150,000
Engvall, Pierre	2	$1,250,000
Rubins, Kristians	2	$800,000
Menell, Brennan	2	$775,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Spezza, Jason	1	$750,000
Mikheyev, Ilya	3	$3,000,000
Korpisalo, Joonas	1	$1,000,000
De Haan, Calvin	2	$3,500,000
Campbell, Jack	4	$4,500,000
Lyubushkin, Ilya	3	$2,333,333
Galchenyuk, Alex	1	$750,000
Clifford, Kyle	1	$825,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Ho-Sang, Josh		2	$750,000
Myers, Tyler		2	$2,000,000

Trades

TOR

Tyler Myers $2M retained

VAN

O'Connell, Ryan [Reserve List]
2023 2nd round pick (TOR)
2024 5th round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

The one major thing that I have heard Canucks fans complain about is that Myers sucks and they wish his signing could be undone. With this trade, they free up $4M over the next 2 years plus some future assets. Leafs need a big shutdown guy, so it works out.

TOR

Myers $2M retained

BUF

Dermott, Travis
2023 4th round pick (TOR)

TOR

2023 2nd round pick (WPG)
2024 5th round pick (SEA)

Additional Details:

Leafs lose cap hit, Seattle gets Kerfoot after all and Muzzin could be a leader for the younger players.

SEA

Kerfoot, Alexander
Muzzin, Jake
2024 4th round pick (TOR)

TOR

2023 4th round pick (NYI)

NYI

Holl, Justin

Additional Details:

Hopefully he finds himself again. He should fit well into their system, but he does not have a place on this team right now.

TOR

2023 5th round pick (DET)

Additional Details:

Gets a platoon goalie to go with Nedelkovic - holds the same role as Greiss -, makes it easier to hit the cap floor.

DET

Mrázek, Petr

Additional Details:

Leafs lose cap for obvious reasons.

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$81,998,116	$212,500	$0	$501,884

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bunting, Michael $950,000$950,000 LW UFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 2	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 3
Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 3	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 2
Mikheyev, Ilya $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 1	Kase, Ondrej $2,150,000$2,150,000 RW UFA - 1
		Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 8	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 2
De Haan, Calvin $3,500,000$3,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Myers, Tyler $2,000,000$2,000,000
Sandin, Rasmus $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD UFA - 2	Lyubushkin, Ilya $2,333,333$2,333,333 RD UFA - 2	Campbell, Jack $4,500,000$4,500,000 G UFA - 5
		Korpisalo, Joonas $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Ho-Sang, Josh $750,000$750,000
Galchenyuk, Alex $750,000$750,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1
Liljegren, Timothy $900,000$900,000 RD RFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Steeves, Alex $834,167$834,167 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW RFA - 2
Clifford, Kyle $825,000$825,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW UFA - 2
Anderson, Joey $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW RFA - 1
Rubins, Kristians $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1
Menell, Brennan $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0) D UFA
Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 ($0$0$0$0) G RFA - 3

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Marner, M.		Tavares, J.		Matthews, A.
	Nylander, W.		Rielly, M.

Power Play 2
Kase, O.		Spezza, J.		Bunting, M.
	Mikheyev, I.		Sandin, R.

Penalty Kill 1
	Kämpf, D.	Kase, O.
	De Haan, C.	Myers, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	Marner, M.	Mikheyev, I.
	Rielly, M.	Brodie, T.

Top Comments

Feb. 28, 2022 at 9:48 a.m.

aedoran

Joined: Dec. 2017

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I don't think Detroit wants Mrázek back.

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Feb. 28, 2022 at 9:50 a.m.

KMarner10

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Quoting: aedoran

I don't think Detroit wants Mrázek back.

Honestly, it was really hard to find a suitor. With what they're doing with their goaltending at the moment, I think that they are just trying to stay somewhat competitive until Cossa comes up. Mrazek would be an upgrade over Greiss and he plays his best in a 1A/1B role.

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Feb. 28, 2022 at 9:55 a.m.

aedoran

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Quoting: KMarner10

But it was Holland and not Yzerman who traded Mrazek. So I wouldn't say it won't happen but it is unlikely to happen.

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Feb. 28, 2022 at 10:13 a.m.

palhal

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Joined: Jul. 2015

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Let's stop with Muzzin trades. He's not waiving his NTC to go to a non contender just because Leaf fans want cap space.
Detroit doesn't need help " getting to the floor". So the Wings don't trade for Mrzarek......wouldn't the Wings be a lot better signing a goalie, gee you signed one for 1m.

Feb. 28, 2022 at 11:38 a.m.

CaptainTavares

Joined: May 2016

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Quoting: palhal

Muzzins NTC doesn't start until July 1, 2023 as per capfriendly - he also is only owed 2 million in salary and a 2 million signing bonus in each of his last two seasons. The leafs can absolutely deal Muzzin to whoever they want this summer...if they wait until after they pay his 2M signing bonus he will only be owed 6M in the final two years of his deal with a 5.625 cap hit. Not a bad pickup for a cash strapped cap floor team who wants a veteran addition to their lineup who can play in their top 4 D. Not saying it will happen, but if Muzz comes back healthy and the leafs want to move his cap hit, they will have options.

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