OTT declines

fourth liners cost more than 750,000

I mean the Kings don't really need Johnsson, but why are leaf fans so gung ho to get rid of him I feel like he was actually serviceable as part of the bottom 6. That being said the value is there, not sure if the Kings bite but another team would.

You’re over the cap once you fill out the roster and Petro is gonna cost more.

I mean they have AHLers that can play the 4th line for 800

Who is UFA, Goaltender? I don't think there's a UFA goalie (who is good enough) that would accept that contract.

They can

He probably will cost more, agreed. But no, this is cap compliant. You do not HAVE to carry 23 skaters, that's just the max. At points this season some teams carried only the bare minimum of 20.

Teams carry scratches. Always. This isn’t a real world concept, its a video game concept. If that’s what you’re going for, that’s cool, but it’s not something that could exist in reality.

not good ones. If the top 6 showed they can do all the heavy lifting i think itd be fine but they havent shown that to me so id probably be worried

I don't know what the market will look like for goalies, but that is all they'll have left to replace Andersen. Maybe they deal Kerfoot instead and try to find a cheap 3C. I tried to fit Pietro in without making any judgements on what specific UFAs will expect. I'm obviously not privy to that info as a regular guy outside the NHL circle.

The Leafs would have literally been forced to go with 20 this season at times had they not had guys get injured (Tavares, Marner, etc.) . It has happened in the league, and it will happen again in the future.

Detroit declines. If Dermott costs more than a 3rd you can keep him or trade him somewhere else

But that's unrealistic... you don't sign a guy if you don't know how you'll fill out the rest of the roster. You need a plan in place.

In your fantasy land, perhaps. What do you call this world you live in? How’s the weather?

That is basically the idea with this front office though. Spend the money on the big boys and fill out the roster with Tyler Ennis's of the world. Not saying its going to work, but just saying this scenario is POSSIBLE.

Yes but you want to avoid being in that position.

pretty easily... 2-3rd and Nilsson (50%) for Andersen... may they accept (Melnyk)

It nearly happened this year in reality dude....
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/beyond-headlines-injuries-salary-cap-leave-leafs-short-staffed/

100% its possible i think its just bad. The leafs have so many more options to sustain success instead of just signing the biggest fish and him potentially becoming an anchor in 3-4 years.

Agreed. Just trying to see if the money can work. It wouldn't be ideal.

Maybe its a guy like Khudobin, Crawford, Smith, Greiss, Talbot.... there will be options available. You might not like them, they might not be able to carry the load either, but they exist.

Detroit's not giving up basically a late 1st for Dermott, And the Pietrangelo camp wants 7 x $9,250,000 no freaking way he's signing that.

And having 2 of those on the roster to complete the 4th line puts them over the cap...