This SJ TOR trade just makes too much sense

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Created by: CheechYou

Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 29, 2019

Published: Dec. 29, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

TOR's desperately thin at defense and Dillon provides that defensive defenseman type of top-4 depth as a heavy, hard-hitting but still smart and experienced dman. Melker provides excellent bottom-6 forward penalty killing and defensive depth as a right-hand shot to replace Kasperi down there, with Gambrell as a decent but experienced prospect with upside who could flourish with a change in scenery. Plus some cap relief for TOR with the retentions.

Kapanen provides that skilled middle-six forward depth on the right-side that SJ desperately needs in its lineup. But besides his value right now to the team, which he brings here, he's also young and so even if the Sharks end up rebuilding(ish), he's an asset for that ends as well, and the 4th rounder from Vegas (with TOR retaining its own 4th) is a good piece that SJ needs in this upcoming deep draft without its own 4th (or 1st...).

Trades

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
22	$81,500,000	$79,966,032	$0	$400,000	$1,533,968

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 6	Marner, Mitchell $10,893,000$10,893,000 RW UFA - 6
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Matthews, Auston $11,634,000$11,634,000 C UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 5
Engvall, Pierre $925,000$925,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 4	Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW NTC UFA - 1
Moore, Trevor $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Gauthier, Frédérik $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 1
		Karlsson, Melker $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 3	Barrie, Tyson $2,750,000$2,750,000 RD UFA - 1	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Dillon, Brenden $0$0 LD UFA - 1	Ceci, Cody $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 1	Hutchinson, Michael $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $863,333$863,333 LD/RD UFA - 1	Holl, Justin $675,000$675,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Gambrell, Dylan $700,000$700,000 C UFA - 2	Muzzin, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD UFA - 1	Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 3		Clarkson, David $5,250,000$5,250,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
		Mikheyev, Ilya $925,000$925,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Dec. 29, 2019 at 4:05 a.m.

RTommy

Joined: Dec. 2017

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Garbage trade for the Leafs. Kappy for another LHD that also happens to be an UFA?

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Dec. 29, 2019 at 8:13 a.m.

Jangle29

Joined: Apr. 2016

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I love how fans just listen to what the media narrative is. Toronto is not "desperately thin" on D

Dec. 29, 2019 at 8:36 a.m.

palhal

LongtimeLeafsufferer

Joined: Jul. 2015

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If the Leafs are desperately think on defence they sure wouldn't be trading their 7th Dman just to acquire a 6th Dman at the expense of Kapanen. Aren't the Leafs thin on wing, with Johnsson, Mikheyvov and Moore injured?

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Dec. 29, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

Trevorchef

Joined: Jan. 2018

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Quoting: palhal

Nope. Lots of wingers in the organization. I still wouldn't make that trade. Better options out there. Marincin is trash though.

Dec. 29, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

papishark

Joined: Aug. 2019

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Quoting: palhal

You are mistaken. Looking at this lineup Dillon is your 3rd D

Dec. 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

palhal

LongtimeLeafsufferer

Joined: Jul. 2015

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Quoting: papishark

You are mistaken. Looking at this lineup Dillon is your 3rd D

Reilly, Muzzin, Dermot seem to locks on the LHD. Barrie and Holl at RHD. So now does Dillon really help at the expense of Ceci and Kapanen?

Dec. 29, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

Trickster

hey look a squirrel

Joined: May 2018

Posts: 6,052

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Quoting: palhal

Reilly, Muzzin, Dermot seem to locks on the LHD. Barrie and Holl at RHD. So now does Dillon really help at the expense of Ceci and Kapanen?

Agreed, Leafs are not moving Kapanen for this.

Dec. 29, 2019 at 9:12 p.m.

BigAnderson

Joined: Nov. 2019

Posts: 221

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Trading a 23 yr old speedy winger for a soon to be UFA Dman makes too much sense to you? This would be like asking for Meier for Ceci lol. Except kapanen signed for about half the money and Dillon a left shot not right. Still make too much sense?

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