upgraded defence at TDL

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 19, 2022

Published: Mar. 19, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

made a similar looking team the other day but thought I'd make slight changes and at a better time for more engagement (see how many people I tick off hehehe)

the Kraken trade was just for fun but I feel like it could work very well should that happen, Donskoi has been INCREDIBLE his entire career before Seattle, perhaps a change to a playoff team awakens the beast inside him. and between Engvall and Mikheyev I think Mikheyev has been better with Kampf and Kase both offensively and defensively, I barely even notice the giraffe on the ice anymore, so a change of scenery might help him too

I feel like Dubas could convince SJ to take Dermott without retention if they throw that third round pick in there, Middleton plays top 4 so instead of waiting on a prospect for a couple years have a guy the Sharks could slot in there now and get the 2nd they want plus another pick in the package right?

it looks as if the Coyotes are in a worse situation than even the Leafs when it comes to goaltending and Wedgwood has similar numbers to Mrazek career wise so why not swap and add quantity/depth in Hutch for them and the Leafs get a late pick next year too. Toronto dumps most of Petr's contract and shrug off a poor NHL goalie the Yotes could use in the AHL for their depth

this ones unlikely as hell but I just don't like Holl anymore either LMAO the Leafs could dump him for a great rental in Braun for the playoffs and that makes room on the cap for Duszak to come up and play on the third pair next year. just a thought, I don't even know what the ask actually is for Braun, would just be nice to see something like that get done

in the end, the Leafs can move Muzzin in the off season and all that cap space makes room for Rielly's extension, a Campbell extension, re-signing some bottom 6 FWD's and a couple other D, or even sign a UFA goalie LOL, all that cap gets washed away in all those deals and they're right back at the brim of it, but at least they still have a team next year

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