Middle-6 Scoring

Created by: newballcoach

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 22, 2023

Published: May 23, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

This lineup is not perfect (debate trade value all you want) but at least it gives them some depth in scoring (that second line is DANGEROUS) and some more puck moving in the defence core. It's a potential way I could see them going if they choose to keep the core intact.

2C candidates I think the Leafs will look at:

Schieffle or Dubois from Winnipeg
Johannsen from Nashville
Hertl from SJ
Schenn from STL
Schmaltz from AZ
Lindholm from Cal
Henrique (if they want a discount option) from ANA

All of those teams are either looking for a retool as well or are moving into rebuilding. I believe most of those guys (teams value players differently) are affordable without moving a core piece.

I like the odds of them being able to help, likely not solve, their RHD in the UFA market and if they can't find a palpatable move for Matt Murray, buying him out is not obscene.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Abruzzese, Nick	1	$850,000
Král, Filip	1	$850,000
Hollowell, Mac	1	$850,000
Der-Arguchintsev, Semyon	1	$850,000
Samsonov, Ilya	2	$3,500,000
Holmberg, Pontus	1	$850,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Källgren, Erik	1	$950,000
Dumba, Matt	1	$3,000,000
Haula, Erik	1	$2,500,000
Acciari, Noel	1	$1,000,000
Schenn, Luke	1	$1,000,000

Trades

TOR

2023 5th round pick (VGK)

ARI

Muzzin, Jake

Additional Details:

Muzzin is due $2million in real salary after his bonus is paid. That's useful for Arizona to add to their Island of Fake salary cap misfit toys, hence why they are giving up one of their TWELVE picks in the upcoming draft.

TOR

Scheifele, Mark

WPG

Hirvonen, Roni
Voit, Ty
2023 1st round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

I know everyone will say "Winnipeg says no and blows up their telephones in anger" but obviously trade value in the league is fluid. This is just for conversations sake, but it's unlikely Scheifele is resigning.

Buyouts

Matt Murray: $687,500

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$83,468,950	$0	$0	$31,050

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C NMC UFA - 1	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Scheifele, Mark $6,125,000$6,125,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW NMC UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 1	Haula, Erik $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW UFA - 3	Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Acciari, Noel $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, RW UFA - 3	Holmberg, Pontus $850,000$850,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Lafferty, Sam $1,150,000$1,150,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Schenn, Luke $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA - 3	Samsonov, Ilya $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Dumba, Matt $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD UFA - 1	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 2
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Liljegren, Timothy $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
McMann, Bobby $762,500$762,500 RW, LW UFA - 1
Timmins, Conor $1,100,000$1,100,000 RD RFA - 2
Giordano, Mark $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1

Top Comments

May 23, 2023 at 9:17 p.m.

palhal

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Leafs have been the very unsuccessful trading for upcoming UFAs who actually help them get to the next level. Rather they sign ROR rather them continuous saga of trading futures.

May 23, 2023 at 9:20 p.m.

palhal

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If Muzzin remains on LTIR, there probably isn't a money issue as likely insurance pays for his salary. Makes no difference to the Leafs.

May 23, 2023 at 9:25 p.m.

Josh4

Joined: Aug. 2020

Posts: 157

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Like the samsonov signing, I think it's fair for both sides off one good season. Could see Haula getting closer to 3.5m in FA. Dumba 100% gets more money in a weak defence FA. Both will likley get mutli year deals. Could give Haula 3.5x 2-3 and not sign Dumba, just have Timmins in the top 6 until trade deadline and upgrade then. Roster looks good overall.

May 24, 2023 at 7:58 a.m.

newballcoach

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 1,797

Likes: 564

Quoting: palhal

If Muzzin remains on LTIR, there probably isn't a money issue as likely insurance pays for his salary. Makes no difference to the Leafs.

Allows them to operate outside of LTIR meaning additions are easier at the trade deadline and they can accrue cap space. They'd much rather be outside of LTIR then inside if they can avoid it. They may not be able to, but they should at least try.

May 24, 2023 at 8:44 a.m.

newballcoach

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 1,797

Likes: 564

Quoting: palhal

Leafs have been the very unsuccessful trading for upcoming UFAs who actually help them get to the next level. Rather they sign ROR rather them continuous saga of trading futures.

I am just concerned about ROR's fit, cap hit and length of deal. If they can get below 5 aav for 3 or less years I'd be a fan.

I like some of the trade options I listed above better than ROR, but you're right they cost assets which could hurt the team longterm. A new GM may not be as palpatable to doing that as Dubas might have been. Schmaltz is the acquisition cost is right seems like a slam dunk option, but I'm worried a line of Tavares-Schmaltz-Nylander is going to give back a lot on D.

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