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Created by: zambonidriver

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 4, 2023

Published: Jul. 4, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

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Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I know some TOR fans will think this forward group stinks- but go watch highlights of Bobby McMann, this guy plays fast and heavy and GOES TO THE NET. He will fit this new team identity perfectly.

I don't mind the idea of Nick Robertson on a line with Ryan Reaves...

Love the idea of the "London Knights Line".

3rd line of McMann, Kampf, Lafferty is a big, long, fast, hard forechecking, grinding, 3rd line that plays with speed and gets the puck up the ice and into the other teams zone. Kampf and Lafferty can both play centre making it a decent defensively responsible line.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Samsonov, Ilya		3	$3,500,000

Trades

TOR

Jones, Seth

Additional Details:

Leafs get a much needed big, defensive RD. Big cap hit that doesn't help CHI win any time soon, but could be very useful to TOR.

CHI

Additional Details:

Blackhawks have cap space to sign Nylander to a long extension in his prime to play with Bedard. Liljegren, also an RD, is on a great deal, is ready for a bigger role, and will hit his prime at the same time as the rest of CHI's young talent pool. CHI takes Murray in this deal because a) they need a goalie this season, and b) it's the only way the money works for TOR. I know Murray hasn't been great but he brings a good veteran presence and an upgrade from Mrazek which will help the young players on the team.

TOR

2024 4th round pick (SJS)

ARI

Järnkrok, Calle

Additional Details:

This guy scored 20 last year, but the leafs just can't afford to fit him under the cap. He's worth at least a 4th, maybe even a 3rd.

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$83,500,000	$83,444,084	$0	$0	$55,916

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	Bertuzzi, Tyler $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 1
Domi, Max $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
McMann, Bobby $762,500$762,500 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $2,400,000$2,400,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Lafferty, Sam $1,150,000$1,150,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 1	Holmberg, Pontus $800,000$800,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Reaves, Ryan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 7	Samsonov, Ilya $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 2
Giordano, Mark $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1	Klingberg, John $4,150,000$4,150,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1

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Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.

Birtle34

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Joined: Jun. 2018

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Not sure Jones is waiving to cross the border.

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Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

zambonidriver

Joined: Feb. 2020

Posts: 69

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Quoting: Birtle34

Not sure Jones is waiving to cross the border.

You may very well be right. I suppose it depends on how badly he wants to win; it's probably still going to be a few years until the Blackhawks are legit contenders.

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Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

eBRETT

Joined: Jul. 2023

Posts: 6

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Seth isn’t worth 9 mill. I’d rather them get Elias lindholm and zadorov (stronger bigger d not offensive but will people move infront of the net ) in a swap for nylander and Murray and a couple prospects and if Sammy signs for 2.5 instead of 3 they make the cap hit

Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:43 p.m.

Birtle34

Bandwagon fairweathe

Joined: Jun. 2018

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Quoting: zambonidriver

You may very well be right. I suppose it depends on how badly he wants to win; it's probably still going to be a few years until the Blackhawks are legit contenders.

Just remember rumours from his draft year of only wanting an American city

Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

SociallyHawkward

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 5,774

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Hawks aren't interested. Nylander has been underpaid for so long and watched his teammates make bank. He's gonna want a ridiculous contract that'll end up being worse than jones. Much rather overpay a top pair RD than a 2nd line RW

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