Cap Decrease Each Team Gets 1 Free Buyout

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Created by: Ledge_And_Dairy

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 22, 2020

Published: Mar. 22, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

The cap may not drop this much, it may remain the same. The idea here is that the cap does drop and each team is given 1 free compliance buyout

Toronto doesn't really have anyone on their roster worth buying out right now. Instead they make a trade with another team (here the Islanders) that would like to make 2 buyouts and receive cap space and defensive depth in the process. In the last compliance buyout the NHL nixed a trade between Tampa and Toronto that would have resulted in the Bolts trading Lecavalier to the Leafs to be bought out then resign with the Bolts. In exchange the leafs would receive a couple draft picks. The CBA ruled this as cap circumvention thus not allowing the trade. If the league puts in a rule saying players cant resign with a team they have been under contract with (buyouts from years ago don't count) in the last year then this issue would never occur.

Goat is also likely resigned as well as the other RFA's but they are all going to be sub 1M contracts

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Mikheyev, Ilya		1	$1,250,000
Malgin, Denis		1	$750,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Clifford, Kyle		1	$800,000

Trades

TOR

NYI

Johnsson, Andreas

Additional Details:

Something around this, I think Mayfield carries a little more value then Johnsson due to cap hit but this is a win-win for both teams

TOR

Not actually to Anaheim. Free compliance buyout since Toronto wasn't likely to use theirs anyway. This way they convert their buyout ticket into a defensive defense and cap space

ANA

Boychuk, Johnny

TOR

Blueger, Teddy
2021 5th round pick (PIT)

PIT

Dermott, Travis [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
22	$80,000,000	$79,388,116	$0	$400,000	$611,884

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 $1,250,000$1,250,000 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
	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Clifford, Kyle $800,000$800,000 LW UFA - 2	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Malgin, Denis $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Mayfield, Scott $1,450,000$1,450,000 RD UFA - 3	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NMC UFA - 4	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 2
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 2	Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Rosén, Calle $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1
Marincin, Martin $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1

Mar. 22, 2020 at 5:50 p.m.

mhockey91

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if this compliance buyout did happen, thats a creative trade. pens dont make that trade though

Mar. 22, 2020 at 5:52 p.m.

filipcesnak9

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So can the Islanders resign Boychuk or no

Mar. 22, 2020 at 5:53 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Quoting: mhockey91

if this compliance buyout did happen, thats a creative trade. pens dont make that trade though

Pens will likely buyout JJ and Jug should be back by next year, I think they would rather have Bleuger then McCann due to similar skill but contract advantage. Do you think Joseph makes the jump for them next year on the 3rd pair? I was looking for a PK'ing forward that plays a physical game.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 5:54 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Quoting: filipcesnak9

So can the Islanders resign Boychuk or no

Negative. the CBA would nix the trade if that were the case. Hence why i added the rule to prevent cap circumvention

Mar. 22, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Negative. the CBA would nix the trade if that were the case. Hence why i added the rule to prevent cap circumvention

I think the value of a buyout would be around a 2nd or so. So I don't think this is a fair trade. NYI would give up a lot more to get a buyout on Boychuk.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

palhal

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I don't think that is going to be answer...compliance buyout. The league might make an arrangement with the NHLPA that "high end contracts" are going to be reduced by 5% so the low to mid range players can maintain or even get more salary. Doesn't really matter to the owners, they are going to spend to the cap. Given a vote by NHLPA, the mid to low end salaries make the majority of players and vote. These guys aren't sacrificing their salaries for few well paid stars on their team.
By you are correct it could be a compliance buyout, I'm just saying it's really not a long term answer....and this cap situation is going to hurt the NHL for years. The league doesn't have a big TV contract and folks aren't going to have the money to buy tickets to sports events...much discretionary income no longer exists.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:03 p.m.

Dan10900

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

McCann>Jugs>>>>Blueger (he's a 4C, fits with ZAR and Tanev, nothing more), plus Jugs is probably gone as well in this scenario to fit everyone else (and we can always use a 13th forward... We're never exactly the most healthy team...)

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:04 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

I think the value of a buyout would be around a 2nd or so. So I don't think this is a fair trade. NYI would give up a lot more to get a buyout on Boychuk.

A lot? No, that depends on the market. If the cap goes down both teams desperately need to move cap. Toronto has the bank account to pay for Boychuk as they would have for Lecavalier 7 years ago. I could see a bit of an add from the Islander's side but I would not be surprised if multiple teams made offers. Red Wings, Kings, and Bruins all have the finances to make a similar offer.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:06 p.m.

mhockey91

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

pens will dump jugs before they move McCann. and its possible, depends how his offseason goes, but this whole corona virus thing is going to hurt a lot of players developments. they may not be able to train/practice as much as they could in a normal offseason

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:09 p.m.

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Quoting: mhockey91

I can replace McCann with Blueger and a late pick, I think Toronto would be happy with that.

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Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:13 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

I can replace McCann with Blueger and a late pick, I think Toronto would be happy with that.

yeah that could work. just depends on POJ's development like you said. if they feel he can make the jump, pens are fine on the left side. fair deal though

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:13 p.m.

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Kotkaniemi15

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I extremely doubt the NHL would do this. The cap won’t go up, but I cants see compliance buyouts becoming a thing again.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.

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Quoting: mhockey91

yeah that could work. just depends on POJ's development like you said. if they feel he can make the jump, pens are fine on the left side. fair deal though

Mind you, I'm not a leafs fan so IMO Blueger is a good add for them but other fans may think Dermott is worth more

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:16 p.m.

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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15

I extremely doubt the NHL would do this. The cap won’t go up, but I cants see compliance buyouts becoming a thing again.

This is hypothetical, It may or may not happen but it's something worth exploring

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Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:20 p.m.

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People on this site love to say that leafs fans overvalue their players.

And then I see **** like this and realise that this fanbase deserves the JFjr years to play on loop for all eternity

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:24 p.m.

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Quoting: Random2152

People on this site love to say that leafs fans overvalue their players.

And then I see **** like this and realise that this fanbase deserves the JFjr years to play on loop for all eternity

I'm confused, are you saying these trades are bad? It was originally Dermott for McCann 1 for 1 but pens fans wouldnt do it

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:27 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

I'm confused, are you saying these trades are bad? It was originally Dermott for McCann 1 for 1 but pens fans wouldnt do it

That would still be terrible, but I'm more talking about the johnsson trade.

You traded a 2nd line winger on a position of weakness for an enormous cap dump and a 3rd pair dman who greatly benefits from a scheme that the leafs play the opposite of.

Thank God dubas is smarter than this fanbase, because previous management was not

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Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:36 p.m.

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Quoting: Random2152

I traded a middle 6 winger for a defensively skilled, PK'ing, cheap #4 RD. He is not Pietrangelo good but Leafs dont have the cap space for him. Ideally Toronto would want a PMD but you will not find one for >2M anywhere. This trade benefits both teams in a crisis situation. Mayfield is much better than Ceci and fills a massive hole on their right side

Mar. 22, 2020 at 6:53 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Mayfield is not what you think he is and it isn't close. I'd take Holl over him any day. And even so you still overpaid by moving Johnsson and taking Boychuck.

This is the Leafs. Every player we might conceivably want is a Norris contender until we trade or sign them, then they are bums according to this site. Do not buy into the hype.

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Mar. 22, 2020 at 7:15 p.m.

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I think you are confused. If I undo that trade the Leafs are over the used cap and dont even have 6 NHL level defense. Holl is also currently on the team and in the top 4 for that matter. He pairs quite well with Muzzin so I don't want to separate that. Sure you can put Dermott on the 1st pair but I really don't think he pairs well with Rielly. Regardless of Ceci being really underwhelming he eats up a lot of PK minutes, loosing him without a decent replacement is a big blow means Marincin has to be a constant member of the lineup. This trade solidifies the PK and defense while lowering cap and not hurting drastically hurting the offense. Johnsson is the beneficiary of his line mates and doesnt really have a good defensive game like Kapanen does. He is very expendable and should be traded for help on the blueline

Mar. 22, 2020 at 7:17 p.m.

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Random2152

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

The leafs are over the cap because you made poor roster decisions in light of your scenario where the cap stagnates. Every team will be in the same boat, you dont move good players for bad players if you want to win. Period.

Mar. 22, 2020 at 7:20 p.m.

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I suggest you make an ACGM with the same scenario since you seem to have it all figured out. 80M cap, 1 free buyout this summer

Mar. 22, 2020 at 7:26 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

I suggest you make an ACGM with the same scenario since you seem to have it all figured out. 80M cap, 1 free buyout this summer

That scenario isn't going to happen, but it isn't difficult.

Hyman-mats-nylander
Mik-jt-marner
Engval-kerfy-kap
Guy-guy-malgin
Guy

Muzzin-dermott
Rielly-holl
Sandin-liljegren
Marmar

Freddie
Beller

Might need a little tweaking here and there and guys who got moved will bring back returns that may be used but the point is it isn't difficult to do without destroying the team

Mar. 24, 2020 at 10:46 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

I suggest you make an ACGM with the same scenario since you seem to have it all figured out. 80M cap, 1 free buyout this summer

Since I was doing something similar, Figured I'd link it to you:
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1686505

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