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Toronto in 2020-2021 Trades with Calgary Dallas Etc

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Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 21, 2020
Published: Apr. 21, 2020
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Ok so been thinking of a new spin to how the leafs can build a good D-Core while keeping their amazing offense. Here is what I have come up with. Noted I did not include a CBO trade as in this scenario the leafs really dont need to use theirs or trade another with another team with the CBO as leverage.

1. Calgary and Toronto have a history of big trades so I decided to after 2 Toronto born players in exchange give Calgary kerfoot, kapanen and a 4th round pick. Out of the trade Toronto gets a young cheap winger, a young cheap center and a 2nd round pick. (note - trade will only work is cbo is granted as lucic will probs get bought out by the flames giving them room to do this)

2. K now on to Dallas. Toronto trades Johnsson and Dermott and acquires Honka a 3rd and 6th round pick. Dallas gets a bottom pairing LD or RD and a young winger who can play on any line while Toronto gets a cheap depth RD to play with muzzin.

3. As for free agency the leafs left were pretty busy there. They resigned spezza to league min but gave him a bonus while still keeping it 700k. They also signed Thorton to a 1 year 700k deal as veteran presence is important and thorton spezza line could be intriguing to watch. However they go after Demelo as their big prize as he is young, can be a pretty solid top 4 RD, and can pair well with rielly or Muzzin. For RFA's brought Mikeyv on a 2 year 1.5mill deal as that kid despite getting injured can probs get a 50 point season. The only other RFAs signed was gauthier to league min deal for 2 years and he can replace spezza should he get tired. Also traded the kings a 2022 the signing rights to clifford for a 2022 7th pick. Sure clifford could stay but he could want a million or more and he would cost a 2nd round pick which to me makes him not worth it.

4. Finally a simple AHL trade Bracco for Ho-sang. Both currently are unhappy in their current situations and both could do with a fresh start. So the deal gives both a chance to play on new teams and hopefully succeed.

Overall the trades made are fair to all parties and sure our third line center depth could be ruined but its a risk worth taking to not only get cap space but keep this team competitive into the foreseeable future.

As a special interest I went to the KHL to sign a goalie to potentially replace freddie. Alexei Krasikov. With Freddies contract ending in 2021 Toronto needs to make a tough decision, resign him for (7-8.5mill) or replace him with a solid younger goalie. Now Scott and Woll are candidates but they just aint ready yet and I am not sure they will be ready by the time freddie is up either. Alexei Krasikov on the other hand is a prime candidate as he has young, tall, and his numbers are pretty solid. The leafs can do what the rangers did with shesterkin, place him with the marlies, let him play and see how he does then if he does well bring him up to see how he plays in some NHL games. If it works out toronto has a cheaper alternative to resigning freddie to a new contract and can let him go. Which would give the leafs cap to possibly resign barbanov, extend hyman, etc.
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
2$975,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$700,000
2$1,500,000
3$2,857,500
3$1,857,500
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$700,000
4$3,500,000
1$700,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Krasikov, Alexei
2$925,000
Trades
1.
TOR
  1. Honka, Julius [Reserve List]
  2. 2020 6th round pick (DAL)
  3. 2021 3rd round pick (DAL)
2.
TOR
  1. 2022 7th round pick (LAK)
LAK
    Signing Rights for Clifford
    3.
    TOR
    1. Ho-Sang, Joshua [RFA Rights]
    Additional Details:
    Simple 1 for 1 ahl trade gives both players a fresh start as both have little to no value currently
    NYI
    1. Bracco, Jeremy [RFA Rights]
    4.
    TOR
    1. Jankowski, Mark [RFA Rights]
    2. Mangiapane, Andrew [RFA Rights]
    3. 2021 2nd round pick (CGY)
    CGY
    1. Kapanen, Kasperi
    2. Kerfoot, Alexander
    3. 2020 4th round pick (VGK)
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    2020
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    2021
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    22$81,500,000$79,789,783$0$0$1,710,217

    Roster

    Left WingCentreRight Wing
    $2,857,500$2,857,500
    RW, LW
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $11,640,250$11,640,250
    C
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $6,962,366$6,962,366
    RW
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $2,250,000$2,250,000
    RW, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $11,000,000$11,000,000
    C, LW
    NMC
    UFA - 5
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $10,903,000$10,903,000
    RW
    UFA - 5
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
    $1,857,500$1,857,500
    C, LW
    UFA - 1
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    $925,000$925,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $1,250,000$1,250,000
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    UFA - 2
    $700,000$700,000
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    UFA - 1
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    $700,000$700,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $700,000$700,000
    C
    UFA - 1
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    LD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 2
    $3,500,000$3,500,000
    RD
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    G
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $5,625,000$5,625,000
    LD
    NMC
    UFA - 4
    $975,000$975,000
    RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $894,167$894,167
    LD
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    RD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 3
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $1,650,000$1,650,000
    G
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $700,000$700,000
    LD
    UFA - 1
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
    Krasikov, Alexei
    $925,000$925,000

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    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.
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    Overpayment for honka but otherwise this isn't bad
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:32 p.m.
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    Jets and sharks would resign DeMelo and Thornton at that price, only reason Thornton would leave is to go to a contender
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.
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    Quoting: NixJets
    Jets and sharks would resign DeMelo and Thornton at that price, only reason Thornton would leave is to go to a contender


    Toronto so far has looked much much better than the sharks and he was considering going to them. Thorton told of how Marleau was well received there so he was considering coming over but the sharks GM didnt think to ask if he wanted to get moved. As for DeMelo he is a UFA so its up to him what he wants to do. He may end up back with the sharks who knows.
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.
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    Toronto so far has looked much much better than the sharks and he was considering going to them. Thorton told of how Marleau was well received there so he was considering coming over but the sharks GM didnt think to ask if he wanted to get moved. As for DeMelo he is a UFA so its up to him what he wants to do. He may end up back with the sharks who knows.


    Yeah, but if that’s what he’s looking for the jets will give it too him before free agency
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.
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    Doubt calgary could afford it, they have money coming off the books but the need to resign half their dcore
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:38 p.m.
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    Overpayment for honka but otherwise this isn't bad


    I was debating on doing less but apparently dallas is overvaluing him. However saying that he is a Right shot Right defenseman and those are apparently rare according to an article so he would be in high demand. Overpaying may be the only way to get him but to the leafs its fine as they gain cap space from it.
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.
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    Doubt calgary could afford it, they have money coming off the books but the need to resign half their dcore


    If brodie does not come back, lucic gets CBO'd, etc they actually have a good chunk of cap space. Brodie suffered a seizure so Calgary may be reluctant to bring him back on a large expensive deal or even at all. Hamonic should not cost them to much, and with lucic gone thats 5.5 mill off their cap. As I stated the trade is primarily reliant on CBO's being granted so Lucic can go
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.
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    Yeah, but if that’s what he’s looking for the jets will give it too him before free agency


    true but he is from Ontario so he may choose to play close to home who knows at this point. If he goes back to the jets they can have a good d-core for next year.
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.
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    If brodie does not come back, lucic gets CBO'd, etc they actually have a good chunk of cap space. Brodie suffered a seizure so Calgary may be reluctant to bring him back on a large expensive deal or even at all. Hamonic should not cost them to much, and with lucic gone thats 5.5 mill off their cap. As I stated the trade is primarily reliant on CBO's being granted so Lucic can go


    With brodie off the books and 4 star forwards wouldnt their focus be bringing in a guy like pietrangelo? Triliving being one of the more aggressive GMs
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.
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    With brodie off the books and 4 star forwards wouldnt their focus be bringing in a guy like pietrangelo? Triliving being one of the more aggressive GMs


    pitrangelo apparently has no interest in playing for a canadian team. Plus with that abundance of cap Calgary could build a solid Dcore aquiring guys like Demelo, Vatenan, Krug, Edmonson etc to fill in roster spots. Sure calgary could spend 9.5 on Pitrangelo if he wanted to come but Pitrangelo is 30 and a 30 year old defenseman at 9.5 mill is a risk as he could have 1 or 2 good years then drop.

    Currently I have been testing what the team could look like with this trade implemented and man if they sign the right defenseman and goaltender (in my case I signed Dell as the backup) Calgary could become the team it was in 2018-2019
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.
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    huge overpay in the calgary trade
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:58 p.m.
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    huge overpay in the calgary trade


    Yeah I switched it up wherew calgary gives a 2nd and we give a 4th
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.
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    Yeah I switched it up wherew calgary gives a 2nd and we give a 4th


    still way too much. Jankowski could be gotten for petan and a pic. mangiapani is a 4th liner, giving up kerfoot and kapanen for a 2nd and a 4th liner is way too much
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.
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    still way too much. Jankowski could be gotten for petan and a pic. mangiapani is a 4th liner, giving up kerfoot and kapanen for a 2nd and a 4th liner is way too much


    I think the point to to shed salary for all the other moves
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 4:23 p.m.
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    I think the point to to shed salary for all the other moves


    ok but there are ways to do that without getting ripped off
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.
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    ok but there are ways to do that without getting ripped off


    That's not a rip off, kerfoot isnt a valuable piece and mangipane is on the upswing, kapanen is the most valuable piece, here but Toronto is in trouble cap hit wise so they have to make these types of trades... like marleau's trade
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 4:46 p.m.
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    Quoting: JeffW
    Toronto is in trouble cap hit wise so they have to make these types of trades... like marleau's trade


    Dude... Not even close to the same scenario
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.
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    I think the point to to shed salary for all the other moves


    mostly yes also to get some local players who add depth in different areas. Jankowski is good defensively and comes cheaper than kerfoot. Mangipane is an interesting case. He reminds me of johnsson but is younger and from watching him play he has impressed me and could have got 40 points this season. Playing with Matthews and Nylander could be beneficial for him and sure his point totals will be influenced by them but at the same time at 2.875 mill he comes cheaper than johnsson.
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:05 p.m.
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    Quoting: LeafsFanForSomeReason
    Dude... Not even close to the same scenario


    In this scenerio Toronto may be overpaying a bit but in the case of saving cap while getting some good depth players for cheaper it may be worth for the long run. I dont get comparing the marleau trade to this one as the marleau trade was merely a cap dump
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:35 p.m.
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    In this scenerio Toronto may be overpaying a bit but in the case of saving cap while getting some good depth players for cheaper it may be worth for the long run. I dont get comparing the marleau trade to this one as the marleau trade was merely a cap dump


    Explain the difference?
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.
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    Explain the difference?


    The difference is this is not a cap dump on Calgary. Calgary gets 2 excellent players who can fit well on their 2nd and 3rd lines. Marleau was a cap dump so toronto could resign marner. We had to throw in a 1st for that team just to take that contract as nobody would take marleau and his 6.25 mill without it. Toronto got a 6th pick in return and nothing more (no players, no prospects, nothing) Any trade involving kapenan and kerfoot would not even be close to a cap dump. They would significantly increase the depth of Calgary where kerfoot plays on the LW of Derek Ryan and Kapenan can play on the RW of Backland making the tchuck line even more dangerous.
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:51 p.m.
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    Quoting: JeffW
    That's not a rip off, kerfoot isnt a valuable piece and mangipane is on the upswing, kapanen is the most valuable piece, here but Toronto is in trouble cap hit wise so they have to make these types of trades... like marleau's trade


    Neither of that is true at all. Kerfoot isnt even two years older but is far better. Mangiapani is a fringe 4th liner and kerfoot is solid 3rd liner on a good contract and good defensively. Tampa bay got a 1st for JT miller when they had no other option then to dump him
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.
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    The difference is this is not a cap dump on Calgary. Calgary gets 2 excellent players who can fit well on their 2nd and 3rd lines. Marleau was a cap dump so toronto could resign marner. We had to throw in a 1st for that team just to take that contract as nobody would take marleau and his 6.25 mill without it. Toronto got a 6th pick in return and nothing more (no players, no prospects, nothing) Any trade involving kapenan and kerfoot would not even be close to a cap dump. They would significantly increase the depth of Calgary where kerfoot plays on the LW of Derek Ryan and Kapenan can play on the RW of Backland making the tchuck line even more dangerous.


    So what you are saying is that toronto could afford to keep both marner and marleau, so obviously keeping marner they had to trade marleau and the only way they could was to trade their 1st with marleau to carolina to free up cap space?

    Where in this situation in order to sign a player like demelo, toronto couldnt afford to have all demelo, kerfoot, and kapanen. So they try and trade for cheaper players but in order to do that and fit underneath the cap the have to trade kapanen and kerfoot to calgary to free up that cap space?

    Seems totally different
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 7:20 p.m.
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    Quoting: JeffW
    So what you are saying is that toronto could afford to keep both marner and marleau, so obviously keeping marner they had to trade marleau and the only way they could was to trade their 1st with marleau to carolina to free up cap space?

    Where in this situation in order to sign a player like demelo, toronto couldnt afford to have all demelo, kerfoot, and kapanen. So they try and trade for cheaper players but in order to do that and fit underneath the cap the have to trade kapanen and kerfoot to calgary to free up that cap space?

    Seems totally different


    Its not the same at all lul. Calgary gets 2 good players to better improve their team. Toronto gets 2 cheaper depth pieces to keep the team balance around the same. So it is not a cap dump as both teams get value out of the trade with toronto getting a solid LW and a cheaper 3c and Calgary getting 2 solid players to improve their roster.

    The MARLEAU trade was simply a cap dump. Meaning he was traded for no value coming back. If calgary traded Lucic they would probs have to take a cap dump offer for him as nobody wants that contract.

    Like its simple logic I dont know why its difficult for u to understand. This trade is for the benefit of both teams not just one. Cap dumps hurt teams more than benefit them. In the calgary trade Toronto be overpaying a bit but if Magipine turns out to be a 20+ goal scorer and jankowski can bounce back the trade will be fine
    Apr. 21, 2020 at 7:28 p.m.
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    Its not the same at all lul. Calgary gets 2 good players to better improve their team. Toronto gets 2 cheaper depth pieces to keep the team balance around the same. So it is not a cap dump as both teams get value out of the trade with toronto getting a solid LW and a cheaper 3c and Calgary getting 2 solid players to improve their roster.

    The MARLEAU trade was simply a cap dump. Meaning he was traded for no value coming back. If calgary traded Lucic they would probs have to take a cap dump offer for him as nobody wants that contract.

    Like its simple logic I dont know why its difficult for u to understand. This trade is for the benefit of both teams not just one. Cap dumps hurt teams more than benefit them. In the calgary trade Toronto be overpaying a bit but if Magipine turns out to be a 20+ goal scorer and jankowski can bounce back the trade will be fine


    Okay so how would you rank jankowski, mangipane, kerfoot, and kapanen from 1-4 1 being the best
     
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