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Better Blueline - Keep Big 3

Created by: isophagus
Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Initial Creation Date: Aug. 16, 2018
Published: Sep. 6, 2018
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
The 2019-20 season is the big cap crunch for Toronto. With Marleau still on the team, it's going to be tough to keep the big 3 (Matthews, Marner, Nylander) while trying to improve the defence in any way.

There's lots of talk about moving Nylander, moving Marleau, or not re-signing Gardiner to get around that. Here's an example that could work while keeping the Big 3 and making a small addition to the blueline. The exact price of Bogo in the trade can be adjusted as needed. There's some wiggle room for the retention or the pick going back to be negotiated.

It is possible to keep the forwards (at a fair price to them), extend Gardiner, add to the blueline, and still not jettison Marleau.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
8$10,000,000
1$750,000
1$1,000,000
6$7,000,000
6$6,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
5$5,500,000
2$750,000
2$750,000
Trades
TOR
  1. Bogosian, Zach ($2,542,857 retained)
BUF
  1. 2020 3rd round pick (TOR)
Retained Salary Transactions
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
21$81,000,000$70,583,809$0$400,000$10,416,191
Left WingCentreRight Wing
$700,000$700,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 5
$6,500,000$6,500,000
RW
UFA - 5
$2,250,000$2,250,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
$11,000,000$11,000,000
C, LW
NMC
UFA - 6
$7,000,000$7,000,000
RW
UFA - 6
$750,000$750,000
LW, RW
UFA - 4
$4,500,000$4,500,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 3
$2,100,000$2,100,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
$925,000$925,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
$1,000,000$1,000,000
RW
UFA - 3
$750,000$750,000
LW, C
UFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD
UFA - 3
$4,500,000$4,500,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 5
$5,000,000$5,000,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 2
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LD
UFA - 4
-$1,242,857-$1,242,857
RD
UFA - 1
$750,000$750,000
G
UFA - 2
$863,333$863,333
LD/RD
UFA - 1
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$400,000$400K)
RD
RFA - 3
$675,000$675,000
RD
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
$5,300,000$5,300,000
RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1

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Sep. 6, 2018 at 8:40 a.m.
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Well, sure it's possible when you use a short roster. You have no depth. What happens if there's a minor injury?
Sep. 6, 2018 at 8:42 a.m.
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Zero chance Matthews signs for less than JT.
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Sep. 6, 2018 at 8:42 a.m.
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Well sure, it's real easy when literally everyone takes a discount. That won't happen though.

Also, I'm pretty sure the second the leafs signed tavares it stopped being the big three.
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Sep. 6, 2018 at 8:49 a.m.
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LongtimeLeafsufferer
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I think you've underpaid some of those RFAs, gee they are making less than they make this season, Gotta believe in reality that Gardiner is gone....he's unaffordable.
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Sep. 6, 2018 at 8:52 a.m.
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Quoting: drew1871
Zero chance Matthews signs for less than JT.


Quoting: Bcarlo25
Well sure, it's real easy when literally everyone takes a discount. That won't happen though.

Also, I'm pretty sure the second the leafs signed tavares it stopped being the big three.


I'm not so sure Matthews gets the same or more than Tavares. It's RFA vs UFA contracts. UFAs are always more expensive. Matthews might get more, but we don't know that yet. And even if he did get 11, that just eats up almost exactly the 1 million in cap space I had left over. So it's not a back breaker here. Point remains that ditching Gardiner or Marleau isn't required to make it through the 2019-20 season.

And I certainly don't think Marner or Nylander took discounts in this. Not with comparables like Ehlers at 6, Pastrnak at 6.6, and Gaudreau at 6.7 million. Those extensions are about right, in my opinion.
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