Keefes Leafs with BIG DEFENSE MOVES PIETRANGELO

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Created by: beautyboysss

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 7, 2019

Published: Dec. 7, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Pietrangelo takes hometown discount, obviously the term isn't ideal for ageing player but he's exactly what the leafs need in this window.

Had to give up a lot for Pesce. Obviously losing top prospect in Lilegren hurts, but his trade value in real life isn't as high as his value in Chel (sorry guys). + Every team knows the Leafs need stay at home RHD who can play their uptempo style, Dubas is gonna have to give up a lot to get one of the few RHD's who fits the bill. Carolina will hate to lose Pesce, but their D corps will be fine, + Lilegren will 95% be NHL ready by next season. Johnsson is a stud and we will miss him.

Dubas makes the Bracco for Georgiev trade during the 2019-20 season. Leafs are deep at RW and Bracco is expendable. Rangers take gamble on him, and they have Shesterkin NHL ready so they don't need Georgiev.

If you think that cap hit is high for Mikheyev, guy is on pace for 46 points. Guy seems to love Toronto and I think Dubas can get him on a sweet bridge deal here.

Had to sign Luke Schenn for a league min just for the story. Took a gamble on Boedker for league min because it sounds like a Dubas-esque move.

It's pretty obvious from this season that the Leafs need to invest some serious assets/$$$ into some defencemen that can actually, you know, defend. I like this team a lot.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Georgiev, Alexandar	2	$1,250,000
Dermott, Travis	3	$2,250,000
Mikheyev, Ilya	3	$2,000,000
Engvall, Pierre	1	$925,000
Gauthier, Frédérik	2	$825,000
Kaskisuo, Kasimir	1	$700,000
Brooks, Adam	2	$775,000
Marchment, Mason	2	$775,000
Kivihalme, Teemu	1	$795,000
Jaros, Christian	2	$725,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Pietrangelo, Alex	6	$8,000,000
Holl, Justin	2	$900,000
Schenn, Luke	1	$700,000
Weber, Yannick	1	$725,000
Deslauriers, Nicolas	2	$725,000
Boedker, Mikkel	1	$700,000

Trades

TOR

Georgiev, Alexandar [RFA Rights]

NYR

Bracco, Jeremy [RFA Rights]
2020 4th round pick (TOR)

TOR

Pesce, Brett

CAR

Johnsson, Andreas
Liljegren, Timothy
2021 3rd round pick (TOR)

TOR

Jaros, Christian [RFA Rights]
2021 6th round pick (OTT)

OTT

Timashov, Dmytro [RFA Rights]

Buyouts

Mikhail Grabovski: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$84,000,000	$83,974,783	$0	$0	$25,217

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 4	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 5
Mikheyev, Ilya $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4
Engvall, Pierre $925,000$925,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Moore, Trevor $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 1		Petan, Nicolas $775,000$775,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1
	Gauthier, Frédérik $825,000$825,000 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Pietrangelo, Alex $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD UFA - 7	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $2,250,000$2,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Pesce, Brett $4,025,000$4,025,000 RD UFA - 4
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 2	Holl, Justin $900,000$900,000 RD UFA - 3	Georgiev, Alexandar $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Schenn, Luke $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Nylander, W.		Tavares, J.		Matthews, A.
	Rielly, M.		Marner, M.

Power Play 2
Hyman, Z.		Kerfoot, A.		Kapanen, K.
	Petan, N.		Pietrangelo, A.

Penalty Kill 1
	Engvall, P.	Hyman, Z.
	Holl, J.	Pesce, B.

Penalty Kill 2
	Mikheyev, I.	Marner, M.
	Dermott, T.	Pietrangelo, A.

Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.

AnalyticsGeek

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If you want Pesce you are going to have to give up Marner (50% Retained salary) + picks per most Canes fans.

Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

CrossFireX33

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Quoting: MikeyThePensFan

If you want Pesce you are going to have to give up Marner (50% Retained salary) + picks.

ok I understand that Pesce is valuable but come on now..., this is a pretty solid offer: you get Liljegren who has the potential to replace pesce, plus a solid middle 6 forward and a pick

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Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

Trickster

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Not trading Liljergen at all.

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Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Quoting: CrossFireX33

ok I understand that Pesce is valuable but come on now..., this is a pretty solid offer: you get Liljegren who has the potential to replace pesce, plus a solid middle 6 forward and a pick

Carolina is a playoff hunt team trading Pesce for a future and another LW is stupid. Both teams decline

Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

oneX

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Quoting: CrossFireX33

ok I understand that Pesce is valuable but come on now..., this is a pretty solid offer: you get Liljegren who has the potential to replace pesce, plus a solid middle 6 forward and a pick

While I would not trade Liljegren, you are right. The value is there. Canes fans would come off being greedy asking for more.

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Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:42 p.m.

AnalyticsGeek

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Quoting: CrossFireX33

ok I understand that Pesce is valuable but come on now..., this is a pretty solid offer: you get Liljegren who has the potential to replace pesce, plus a solid middle 6 forward and a pick

I think Liljegren has the potential to be better than Pesce. He’s quicker, got more agility and can move the puck. However, Canes fans want Matthews +.

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Dec. 7, 2019 at 2:43 p.m.

Gofnut999

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Quoting: CrossFireX33

ok I understand that Pesce is valuable but come on now..., this is a pretty solid offer: you get Liljegren who has the potential to replace pesce, plus a solid middle 6 forward and a pick

It is solid but it does not help Canes at all so they decline. If Lilly was as good as Leafs fans think he is he’d be their solution and they would not need to trade.

Georgie trade is laughable. Bracco is far more likely to be the next Petan than he is a quality middle 6 option. He’s a secondary piece not the primary. Make the 4th a 2nd and you are in business.

Dec. 7, 2019 at 3:12 p.m.

beautyboysss

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Canes can replace Pesce in Free Agency (Shultz, Barrie, Vatanen etc). They're not gonna land Hall and they have a need for another Top 6 forward, + Johnsson has great, cheap contract and he's a better bet than overpaying for any ageing middle 6 forwards in free agency. I think some of the criticism of Lilly is fair, but I think he's still viewed around the league as a prospect with top 4 upside (he has all the tools to become that). That being said, Pesce is probably most underrated D man in the league, so it may take a Nylander to make this trade (not worth it for Leafs, Willy's cap hit looking real nice now).

You might think Georgie trade is laughable, but Shesterkin has option to return to KHL and he may force the Rangers hand and get a call up, making the 3 goalie situation untenable. Looking around the league, there aren't many teams who would give up a 2nd round prospect who has dominated the AHL for a backup goalie. Leafs could even add Timashov to the trade if Bracco and pick isnt enough.

Dec. 7, 2019 at 3:25 p.m.

palhal

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IMO Georgiev can get far more in a trade. But despite signing Pietrangelo the Leafs will still be very cap heavy in so few players. Those RFA signings seem very low...all just sign Pietrangelo. Leafs need cap space, gotta trade some real money from the forward position. Going with a 21 man roster again....no thanks.
Hometown discount....nonsense. Pietrangelo and his home in now St Louis.

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Dec. 7, 2019 at 3:47 p.m.

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So much mega-nope I don't even know where to start.

Dec. 7, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

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CrossFireX33

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Carolina is a playoff hunt team trading Pesce for a future and another LW is stupid. Both teams decline

Doesn't help them now but certainly makes their future even brighter than it already is, they're a young team so trading away pesce would not be the end of the world. If they got offered this and refused they'd be fools

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Dec. 7, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

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Quoting: MikeyThePensFan

If you want Pesce you are going to have to give up Marner (50% Retained salary) + picks per most Canes fans.

Hahahaha thats a joke right

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