Non sexy AGM choosing Mikheyev over Kerfoot and Lyubushikin over Holl

Created by: Britishbulldog

Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 3, 2022

Published: Apr. 3, 2022

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No exciting Nylander trades, etc.

Simply figuring we need to choose either Mikheyev or Kerfoot and I like both players. The difference with taking Kerfoot's money and giving it to Mikheyev and is we can see what you can get in a trade for Kerfoot for assets (most likely picks I hope) where if you keep Kerfoot you will lose Mikheyev as a UFA for nothing.

Same with Lyubushikin over Holl. Younger and more physical Lyubushkin for Holl "contract" would allow Holl to be moved for assets (most likely picks I hope) where if you keep Holl you will lose Lyubushkin as a UFA for nothing.

Also giving a "Dermott" contract $1.5-ish MIL x 2 years for Sandin and Liljegren would tie the Leafs over for the 2 years where more Cap space when it is supposedly going to increase because the player's escrow will be finally paid off.

Signing Speeza to a league minimum contract if he doesn't get 9 more points this year so that he can hit 1000 career points as a Leaf.

Curve ball is Mrazek's buyout which we all know is $1,033,333 next season and $833,333 the next before the Salary Cap increases. If he "Ben Bishop's" this summer and goes on LTIR with these bad injuries he keeps getting throughout his career then his Cap Hit can certainly be traded to a low salaried team. If not then Dubas will have to get creative.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Engvall, Pierre	3	$1,750,000
Kase, Ondrej	3	$2,000,000
Liljegren, Timothy	2	$1,500,000
Sandin, Rasmus	2	$1,500,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Campbell, Jack	5	$4,000,000
Lyubushkin, Ilya	7	$2,000,000
Mikheyev, Ilya	7	$3,500,000
Blackwell, Colin	2	$1,000,000
Spezza, Jason	1	$750,000

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
22	$82,500,000	$82,543,116	$212,500	$0	-$43,116

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
Mikheyev, Ilya $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 3	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 2
Engvall, Pierre $1,750,000$1,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 1	Kase, Ondrej $2,000,000$2,000,000 RW UFA - 1
Abruzzese, Nick $850,000$850,000 LW, C RFA - 1		Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
	Blackwell, Colin $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 8	Lyubushkin, Ilya $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD UFA - 2	Campbell, Jack $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 5
Sandin, Rasmus $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA - 2		Källgren, Erik $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NTC UFA - 2	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 2
	Liljegren, Timothy $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Dahlström, Carl $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1		Mrázek, Petr $3,800,000$3,800,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA		Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW M-NTC UFA - 1
		Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

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Apr. 3, 2022 at 11:18 a.m.

MoreHitzSeider

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I'd be surprised if Mikheyev re-signed with the Leafs. Didn't he request to be traded?

Apr. 3, 2022 at 11:19 a.m.

Lambchopz

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I like what’s going on here, but I think that is both too much money and too much term for Mikheyev. Something along the lines of a 3x3 contract is more ideal for him. 7 years is way too much for him and Boosh as well. Campbell I think gets 1/2 years, don’t want to make a major commitment on him when we really don’t know the type of goalie he is. One last thing, I would like to see Robertson in a full time role. Maybe Robertson 2LW and move Mikheyev to 3rd line, Kase moves down to 4RW and Simmer out

Apr. 3, 2022 at 11:20 a.m.

Lambchopz

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Quoting: MoreHitzSeider

I'd be surprised if Mikheyev re-signed with the Leafs. Didn't he request to be traded?

He requested to be traded when he wasn’t getting much ice time, which obviously has changed. I think he’ll want to stick around with the minutes he’s been getting, though there is no way to actually know

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Apr. 3, 2022 at 11:20 a.m.

palhal

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Gotta think Mrazek and his M NTC contract is now analmost impossible trade. If Lybushin is so much better than Holl, wouldn't a team sign him to a contact that pays over 2m? I certainly wouldn't want Dalmstrom as the 7th Dman, cause injuries happen , and the 7th Dman gee plays 50 games a year.
I don't know why Leaf fans are so adverse to trading Nylander....he has two years left till UFA and has trade value. Gotta think the Leafs would be better next year having Kerfoot and Holl at a total of 5.5 next season that one Nylander at 7m
Seven year contracts for Lybushin and Mikheyev?

Apr. 3, 2022 at 11:25 a.m.

TrueCanuck

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Edited Apr. 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m.

I think Mikheyev walks if his number starts with a 3. Not that he’s worth it or not, but you’ve heard all rumours about Toronto and their cap space issues and potentially moving Kerfoot, that’s just gonna be moved to Mikheyev then. Their plan is to have their core in place and fill out cheap spots around then - Knies can do that same job and for almost $2.5m less.

Engavll likely isn’t getting that much of a raise, it’ll be a small one at best or he walks. Again just don’t need that much cap space for a depth guy.

I think it’s smart to give Liljegren the Dermott deal, but I’d lock Sandin up for something like Brent Burns got outta his ELC (4 years x $3.55m). He’s gonna be in the top 4 next year and a long term commitment now could turn into a steal of a deal - I’d look hard at $4m over 6 years for him.

Campbell isn’t getting $4m. Far too inconsistent and just don’t need to spend that much on a goalie. The team has shown it can be dominate defensively and they need a league average goalie to make the key saves and not an expensive guy - I’d guess he’d be lucky to get $3m right now. Campbell has no leverage and if that’s his number I think they go to the market and find someone to save some room for their roster.

Lastly, I’m calling it now (my hot take for the summer):

Nylander for Konecny

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