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Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Initial Creation Date: May 3, 2019
Published: May 3, 2019
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8$10,500,000
2$2,700,000
2$2,500,000
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2019
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22$83,500,000$77,728,865$0$212,500$5,771,135
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NMC
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RW
UFA - 6
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$925,000$925,000
RW
RFA - 2
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$11,634,000$11,634,000
C
UFA - 5
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$6,962,366$6,962,366
RW
UFA - 5
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$2,700,000$2,700,000
LW, RW
UFA - 4
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$4,500,000$4,500,000
C
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UFA - 3
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$894,166$894,166 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
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$700,000$700,000
LW, C
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C
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$775,000$775,000
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$863,333$863,333
LD/RD
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
G
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LD
UFA - 1
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RD
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UFA - 5
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$700,000$700,000
LD
UFA - 1
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$750,000$750,000
LD
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$750,000$750,000
G
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ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$675,000$675,000
RD
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$5,300,000$5,300,000
RW
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$775,000$775,000
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May 3, 2019 at 11:26 a.m.
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Edited May 3, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.
I liked your previous one better. Still think Kadri should be on the way out ( career in decline ) and RHD should be adressed, didnt bother to check if theres any kids on ELC thats performing already....
May 3, 2019 at 11:29 a.m.
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I don't know what a "Keiffer Bellows" is, but trading Kapanen for a cost-controlled top-9 player is probably the most sensible conservative move the Leafs could make to retain the core.

I agree with the implication that Marleau isn't likely to move, but I think Dubas make more of an effort to do something about Zaitsev.

The part that strikes me as weird is the promotions. Korshkov on the Matthews line is odd -- would swap him with Moore, and probably have someone more seasoned and likely to make the leap as the 4th RW (Engvall?). Also, I think Sandin has a better chance of being on the 3rd pair than Sandin.
May 3, 2019 at 11:45 a.m.
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i like this and i believe its the most realistic for the next season. however i would rather trade Johnsson for a RHD instead of Kapanen for bellows. Johnsson has arbitration rights as Kapanen does not which wold mean you can probably get a Kapanen at a more reasonable salary than Johnsson. i do like koroshov on the matthews line. gives more size on that left side. with my suggestion of trading Johnsson the 3rd line would probably be kadri Marleau and Kapanen with the 4th line of gauthier moore and petan
May 3, 2019 at 12:01 p.m.
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I don't know what a "Keiffer Bellows" is, but trading Kapanen for a cost-controlled top-9 player is probably the most sensible conservative move the Leafs could make to retain the core.

I agree with the implication that Marleau isn't likely to move, but I think Dubas make more of an effort to do something about Zaitsev.

The part that strikes me as weird is the promotions. Korshkov on the Matthews line is odd -- would swap him with Moore, and probably have someone more seasoned and likely to make the leap as the 4th RW (Engvall?). Also, I think Sandin has a better chance of being on the 3rd pair than Sandin.


Thanks for the input.

My thoughts are as follows. I completely agree with moving Kap for an ELC. He's the most replaceable piece the Leafs have. Many will say that is Nylander but Nylander is miles better than Kapanen, also Matthews needs wingers who can do two things. 1) Get him the puck (Nylander is the 2nd best playmaker on the team) and 2) fight in the corners and get to the front of the net (Korshkov or the other Russian they are linked too are both bigger players that can do this, Moore is too small)

I don't necessarily think the Leafs need to get tougher, but a big problem in the Leafs Boston Series was no one outside of Hyman and John Tavares could get to the net to punch home a rebound.
May 3, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.
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i like this and i believe its the most realistic for the next season. however i would rather trade Johnsson for a RHD instead of Kapanen for bellows. Johnsson has arbitration rights as Kapanen does not which wold mean you can probably get a Kapanen at a more reasonable salary than Johnsson. i do like koroshov on the matthews line. gives more size on that left side. with my suggestion of trading Johnsson the 3rd line would probably be kadri Marleau and Kapanen with the 4th line of gauthier moore and petan


Two reasons why I didn't do that, 1) Johnsson is better than Kapanen I think and 2) we are weaker on the left side which makes Johnsson more valuable.
May 3, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.
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This is not bad overall.

I still believe Marners cap number will be lower but that will depend on what some other RFAs get, like Ratanen.
Marner should be lower than him, period.

The only issue on this scenario is the D.
I am no longer sure anymore if Dermott is anything more than a 3rd pair D, this year will decide if he is or not.

In case Dermott is more, than he slides into the slot Muzzin is going forward, if he is not then he stays 3rd pair.

So that leaves Rielly without a partner.
This is the real challenge for anyone compelling a roster next season


How come you did not include Bracco on the roster?
I will bet my bottom dollar he makes the roster.
May 3, 2019 at 2:09 p.m.
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This is not bad overall.

I still believe Marners cap number will be lower but that will depend on what some other RFAs get, like Ratanen.
Marner should be lower than him, period.

The only issue on this scenario is the D.
I am no longer sure anymore if Dermott is anything more than a 3rd pair D, this year will decide if he is or not.

In case Dermott is more, than he slides into the slot Muzzin is going forward, if he is not then he stays 3rd pair.

So that leaves Rielly without a partner.
This is the real challenge for anyone compelling a roster next season


How come you did not include Bracco on the roster?
I will bet my bottom dollar he makes the roster.


Marner is hands down better than Rantanen. If you look at advance stats for Rantanen, he's highly dependent on McKinnon who could be a top 3 player in the entire league. Maybe even top 2 at this point. He's not that far off from McDavid and Crosby. McKinnon carries the line much like how McDavid takes Draisaitl from a very good player to an elite one. Tavares helps Marner yes but Marner also does drive a lot of the play and the advance stats support that.

With all that said, I would welcome him at a cheaper rate but I doubt that happens.

On to Dermott.

The kid has 1 full (injury shortened) season and I think he showed some growing pains at time as most young players do. But he's a terrific skater and I think the more confidence he gets with carrying the puck will help him immensely. I have faith that he will have a long and effective career for the Leafs. I think he can develop into a good penalty killer and his skating could make him a decent shutdown guy as well.

As for down the line, we have Sandin and Liljegren who both look like they will be NHLers in the near future as well. I think the team has a lot of high value guys on the blue line that will impress in the next couple of seasons. Rosen and Borgman I think will have good seasons for the Leafs next year. They could be a nice bottom pair that will skate well and be physical (in Borgman's case).

As for Bracco, I think he needs one more year in the minors to work on his skating and defensive game. That will help him really prepare for the future and if he does that, then he'll get on the team full time. Or if Nylander or Marner get hurt, he can come and be a playmaker for the top two lines.
May 3, 2019 at 4:12 p.m.
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I completely disagree with you.
Rantanen is superior to Marner in scoring goals and making plays.
Watch him play, it's not all about stats but Marner also played with Tavares all year and I am only bringing this up cause you said McKinnon.

And if you want to talk stats.
How many goals did Marner have vs Rantanen?
And how many points did Marner vs Rantanen have?

Who did what in the playoffs as well?
Marner had 1 good game this playoff.


D man take more time to develop than FW, no way should Leafs call up Sandin.
We have seen it time and time again that whenever a team calls a D man early and completely destroy any attempt at NHL career for said player.

We need one of Sandin or Liljergen to develop into a top 3 D man, no if and or buts about it.


Siding on the side of caution with Dermott is also not the worst move the Leafs could make. You said it, he shows signs of being good to signs of barley an NHL caliber D man.
Do not depend on him to be top notch, but if he is that would be amazing.

I do not think Borgman will be on the NHL team.
We already have far too many of this kind of D man on the team.
Just play Holl instead.


Bracco will be taking one of Kapanen or brown's spot, I am assuming both of them will be dealt.
May 3, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.
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I completely disagree with you.
Rantanen is superior to Marner in scoring goals and making plays.
Watch him play, it's not all about stats but Marner also played with Tavares all year and I am only bringing this up cause you said McKinnon.

And if you want to talk stats.
How many goals did Marner have vs Rantanen?
And how many points did Marner vs Rantanen have?

Who did what in the playoffs as well?
Marner had 1 good game this playoff.


D man take more time to develop than FW, no way should Leafs call up Sandin.
We have seen it time and time again that whenever a team calls a D man early and completely destroy any attempt at NHL career for said player.

We need one of Sandin or Liljergen to develop into a top 3 D man, no if and or buts about it.


Siding on the side of caution with Dermott is also not the worst move the Leafs could make. You said it, he shows signs of being good to signs of barley an NHL caliber D man.
Do not depend on him to be top notch, but if he is that would be amazing.

I do not think Borgman will be on the NHL team.
We already have far too many of this kind of D man on the team.
Just play Holl instead.


Bracco will be taking one of Kapanen or brown's spot, I am assuming both of them will be dealt.


Marner had 94 points in 82 games and Rantanen had 87 points in 74 games.

Mention Tavares all you want and yes he is an elite player. But he also set a career high in goals thanks to Marner's playmaking. McKinnon is a super elite, top 3 player in the entire NHL. He drives that line, all advance stats point to that. I was super surprised when I saw the article about it. (I looked high and low for it but don't have the time currently to find it.) The article showed McKinnon through a bunch of advanced stats and compared him to Rantanen and also the league average in those categories. What is found was that Rantanen was 2 things, pretty lucky this year and he also was heavily boosted by McKinnon. Rantanen was actually below the NHL average in a lot of important categories like passes to the slot and high danger scoring chances, as well as generating high danger chances. I am not at all saying he isn't a very good player, he's fantastic. He is also benefiting massively from his linemate who is probably the 2nd best player in the entire league.
May 3, 2019 at 6:55 p.m.
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I like how you only pointed out the points and not the goals or playoff performance.

This shows that your not looking at all the facts.


I said this is not bad overall but I stand by what I said.
May 3, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.
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I like how you only pointed out the points and not the goals or playoff performance.

This shows that your not looking at all the facts.


I said this is not bad overall but I stand by what I said.


Marner is a playmaker, it doesn't matter how many more goals Rantanen has, that's not Marner's game. As for the playoff performance, he's a very good player. But still, McKinnon is the superstar there. I think Marner does as much for Tavares as Tavares does for Marner. In the case of McKinnon and Rantanen, it's far more McKinnon helping Rantanen as it is Rantanen helping McKinnon.

Both good players but I think Marner is better.
 
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