Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 31, 2018

Published: Sep. 1, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

I am a Leafs Fan, if you think I am being biased please consider the following. 1, I am not trying to destroy the hockey world by brings PK to the Leafs, I personally think that their D is fine the way it is and in fact they will be okay if they just play the correct system.

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/165552

Please refer there to see it would be fine. That being said, lol, Dubas has shown quite obviosuly with Tavares 11 and Matthew's probably 11, you will pay for skill. PK Subban has to get paiddd 9 million for 4 more years. PK also for reasons I wish someone would explain gets on people nerves and it is seemingly happening again, with a big cap hit and a bigger personality.
This is shocking, but the Leafs have a play whi is similar to PK, But is actually younger. Jake is 28 and PK is 29. A lot of the same defsives lapses Mr. Subban has, My Gardiner also has. Now Jake, 28 would fit nicest in Nashville with Josi 28, Ellis 27, Elkholm 28. Writing it in pairs makes it even grosser becausenthisneould be the youngest and Best top 4 in the NHL.
ELKHOLM 28 ELLIS 27
JOSI 28 GARDNIER 28

Believe it or not, Nashvile gets rid of their oldest and by far most expensive Dman.
Now you are probably thinking well the Leafs would live that but what about cap. The Besury I believe is Zaitsev. Quiet NZ, who will probably have a breakout year. However is he goes with Jake, Jake expected to take less for a good team. Philly Deal 7 mil over 5 years. You and a third pair D who can play 20 mins a night. 4.5 and he just plays with Hamus (oh yeah old too pairing guy makes 1.25 and will take 1 next year.
Your bottom pair makes less than 6 while you ditch you most expensive play. You get a player almost as good as PK he just passes the puck (could get a John Carlsom 68 points in Toronto or Nashville), you get a guy who can run PP 1 because if not for Rielly he would do it with Tavares Matthew's and Nylander.
Jake is happy in a new place where she can be amazing and no one worries about his mistakes.
PK fills the leafs 1 hole, Babs can trust him now to play 28 mins.

This year
Reilly-PK
Dermott-Carrick
Hainsey-Holl (100% D-zone starts)
You can afford 9 for 4 because it isnt too long. When it's over PK IS 33 and takes a discount, or the cap is up 10 mil, he and Reilly resign together at a collective number
9 and 9
9 and 8. You can make it work.
Next year you take the approach of veteran young guy and you train the troops.
Dermott (read for 20 mins a night) PK 30 28mins
Rielly-Liljegren(rookies 15-18 mins)
Rosen-Holl/Carrick/Subban J.

This all started because I keep seeing interviews with his brother. Kyle apparently found his issue, he very well could play 4 with the marlies and play on this team. He has nothing but praise for the organization for having a different way of looking at things. I wonder if thisnLeafs team, Junior teammate of 2009 champ and Olypuc champ John Tavares qnd Auston Matthew's Nylander Marner, Zach Hyman has book and Connor Brown has skate commercials. Dubas is okay and in fact happy with marketing because it helps his cap. Hey connor take 2.1 3 years Marleaus contract is gone and then we can pay you a bit more. In the Meantime here's a little endowment money on the side.

PK would destroy the city of Toronto. He would have club nights at Drakes Club in the ACC after the game. Think about it people and if you think the value is off you have to remember the money. Nashville took on money per year PK for Subban, but clearly get the better player.
If the leafs gar more cap they would give Jake 5 x 7, but they cant and would rather wait for kids.
If you get get the ladder half of PKS carrer while Liljegren and Sandin get older. You could have a great player leading into a wealth of talent.

Last point, Jake is entering his prime, with no playoffs he is still very fresh, his last 2 years he has had hisn2 best seasons and playing offside with Josi where he can rush, make sick outlet passes and have the occasions one-timer. You get this guy and it is 2 less than you were planning with subban. With that logic Zaitsev turns from 4.5 to 2.5. So Zaitsev adds 2 5 to you cap, he is 26 (Nasvhilles literal rook, youngest, least games played)
You get 2 younger players at a cost.
If they have Zaitsev at 2.5 more to their cap for the next 6 years that is literally what they had with Ellis, who is taking only 6.25
This is where and why I think this make ethe most sense. Everyone loves Nashvilles D because they are young skilled and cheap. If they make this trade. Again if you think PK is 100x better than Jake you ar we just wrong.
This top 6 this year would be
3.75-2.5
4- Jake 4.05
Hamus 1.25- Zaitsev 4.5
18-19 20.05 mill. That's nuts

19-20
3.75-6.25
4-7
1.25-4.5
To have 6 Dmen that can play 20 mins they make 26.75. Remember, if you do the same with PK
3.75-6 25
4-9
1.25
With 5 players at 24.25 you cannot have a strong player here and if Zaisev proves to have value you could staple him on the third pair he is just reliable and who know maybe he returns to 16-17 or this past years world championship where he has 8 points in 8 games ( no one talks about this, when used correctly and healthy he is actually good)
In Nashville he would be use correctly and the coach would love him


My last thought, this fixes the leafs only weakness, this moves Nashvilles only problem. Nashville cant have Jake, if PK is there, the Leafs cant have PK if Zaitsev was there. Nashville gets younger and deeper, they are deep in the wing, at center and this makes them a player deeper at D. They are definitively the best team on the west. Jake makes great money, has a great time. The boys hangout the one trip to Nash , I think he gets 60 points and is just a star.
PK comes to TO and the same happens. The coach pushes him, he gets better and simply the leafs have their missing piece. Instead of Polak PK is getting the put and actually using it. The Leafs are the best team in the East.
I think Nash Leafs cup and honestly I dont know who wins. But Nash as been there before, probably should have won, but injuries hurt them, it would be a great series I think it goes 7 and I would love to say the Leafs take it, but Sid lost cup 1, Auston could too, the preds would deserve it, Pk Tavares Matthew's get hungrier and Hoxkey because really fun in the future.

Please be constructive here, I have been going back an forth about if to post this but the more you look at the number, you think what Jake could do with the Preds, it might be fair value simply with contracts. The press get better than even money this year and get good young years to come.

Only done with an extension, but man I think this really could happen.
Last piece Luke Fox from sportsnet was on the SDP they asked for something that people arent talking about they he really thought could happen. Again, he was just being honest, he said Subnan is traded. I think Dubas a new age GM would live the guy who raced Terrel Owen's a lot more than an older school Poile (even though Poile is the Leagues best GM I really think that, he is older school) this more gives the preds more cap flexability, PK would certainly waive his NTC for the Leafs ot would be good for their brand and his brand.

I know that was long, I apologize, but for something this big to happen in the league I think there has to be a great case made. Not just Subban yo Leafs, boom. There is some really good reasoning to this and if Dubas can turn a solid asset in Jake into a 4 year asset We get PK for 4 years they get Jake for 1 at 4 million and 5 at 7 million.
That is 2 more years for 2 million less than PK, I really think this works and if I'm Dubas I would call Nash gm and make this case.
Your thoughts.