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Pietrangelo does not get $9M He will be a $7M UFA at the top end if he wants to play for the Leafs. The cap will stay flat this year due to Covid-19 so all the UFAs are either going to sign cheaper than they expected a few months ago or pick up 1 year deals and hope to hit big next year when the cap makes a huge jump.
As far as trading Johnson, Kerfoot, Kapanen, Dermont that needs to happen with or without a UFA D 2 or 3 of them at least.
The leafs can't afford $10 for the 3rd line with what they are paying the top 4.
Dermot has earned a raise from where he is at now and will be out with the leafs having cheaper options in Sandin, Lehtonen and Lijegren.
Not to mention that trading these guys will bring back more assets.