Flipping Timmins

Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 10, 2023

Published: Jan. 10, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

With Timmins playing so well for the Leafs but not getting a full-time NHL, plus with his injury history, it has been making me think that the Leafs could shop him at the deadline to sell him at a high and gain assets to go after a bigger fish. This would be outstanding asset management for the Leafs, as they traded career AHLer Curtis Douglas to acquire Timmins at a low, and flip him at the deadline. Maybe a 2nd round pick is a bit high, but young RH defensemen are extremely valuable and hard to find. LA has been rumoured to be in the market for a puck moving RHD so I just placed him there, though there are other possible fits for him around the league who would probably pay this price.

I don't think Timo Meier will go for much more than this. Perhaps there's one or two more adds to the deal but I don't think this is far off. There are so many teams who will be looking to sell at the deadline and many quality players on the market with only so many teams who are able to buy. Playoff teams will be looking to add players but most teams are already at the cap and don't have the space. With players like Meier, Tarasenko, O'Reilly, Horvat, Boeser, Kane, Toews, Niedereiter, etc. all reportedly being available, this will drive the price of each of them down. If a team asks for too much, the buyer can just go get player B for cheaper. Meier may be the most valuable of all because of his RFA status.

People that aren't Leafs fans will say that Kerfoot is just a cap dump and not worth a 3rd. That is far from reality. Kerfoot is very serviceable for literally any team as he can play anywhere in the lineup and on both the PP and PK. He just doesn't fit in this team anymore and is a UFA, and yes, the Leafs can use the space.

Don't be too critical of these moves, this is obviously all theoretical, but excited to hear your thoughts.

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