Cost Certainty and Control

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 6, 2023

Published: Sep. 7, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

I think these moves add balance and some youth with experience to the Leafs' line up. Many additions are RFA's under team control. Kreider is still effective on the PP and both he Kakko add more speed to JT's line. Chiarot will see less ice time in Detroit with their recent moves so Yzerman would likely prefer 1 year of Brodie instead of 3 more years of Chiarot blocking developing players. Tre takes the cost certainty in hand. Nylander gets to play with Panarin and Lilly plays with another fellow Swede in Gustafsson. Schneider is exactly what the Leafs need and should build around him on the back end. Big, physical, mobile, makes a good first pass. Doesn't take stupid penalties while playing his style of hockey. Wahlstrom and Robertson need a change of scenery and Abruzzese gets a better shot at playing in his home state of NY. Pens want more bottom 6 help so might as well give Lafferty back to Dubas even though he is fine on the Leafs. I would rather sign Gregor and take the draft pick and cap savings.

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