One big trade and small signings to make a contender

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Created by: JALeafs

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 28, 2020

Published: Sep. 28, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Columbus will lose one of their two goalies to Seattle. They get a top goalie to pair with Korpisalo, and save $3m in actual salary for the coming year. Josh Anderson is not what their team needs, they are looking to add some scoring, speed and skill. Also, while insurance will cover ~75% of Dubinsky's salary, they will still be saving $1.5M. Mid-small market teams are going to need to get creative with how they shed dollars. They save $4.5M in these moves. That't not even mentioning that Johnsson was paid more upfront than in the final years of his contract.
For Toronto, they get a lot of what they are looking for. Size, a defensive d-man and a goalie that would be their starter for the next two seasons. This trade would probably be contingent on Savard signing an extension.
This may be the slowest fourth line of all time. But their size and muscle will be strong on the forecheck.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Mikheyev, Ilya	2	$1,700,000
Dermott, Travis	2	$1,700,000
Anderson, Josh	2	$2,200,000
Gauthier, Frédérik	2	$750,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Spezza, Jason	1	$700,000
Simmonds, Wayne	1	$1,000,000
Thornton, Joe	1	$700,000

Trades

TOR

CBJ

TOR

2020 6th round pick (DET)

DET

Engvall, Pierre

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	$81,500,000	$78,183,950	$0	$0	$3,316,050

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
Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5	Anderson, Josh $2,200,000$2,200,000 RW, LW UFA - 7
Robertson, Nicholas $821,667$821,667 LW, RW RFA - 4	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3	Mikheyev, Ilya $1,700,000$1,700,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Thornton, Joe $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Simmonds, Wayne $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Savard, David $1,062,500$1,062,500 RD 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	Dermott, Travis $1,700,000$1,700,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Merzlikins, Elvis $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Gauthier, Frédérik $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 1		Dubinsky, Brandon $5,850,000$5,850,000 C, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Lehtonen, Mikko $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1

Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

TheOtherAuston

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Just delete

Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:13 p.m.

connorcieminski

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I’d keep Engvall as 4C and put Barabanov in the lineup, but this is one of the better CBJ/TOR trades I’ve seen.

Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:19 p.m.

justaBoss

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Not a chance CBJ takes that. Anderson and Johnsson cut each other, Merzlikins is more valuable than Andersen due to age and contract and Savard is much more useful than a 2nd and 3 AHLers with no NHL potential whatsoever. It's a classic quantity for quality trade.

Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:21 p.m.

JALeafs

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JALeafs

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Quoting: justaBoss

Read my note. This is a financial move as much as a hockey move.

Columbus will lose one of their two goalies to Seattle. They get a top goalie to pair with Korpisalo, and save $3m in actual salary for the coming year. Josh Anderson is not what their team needs, they are looking to add some scoring, speed and skill. Also, while insurance will cover ~75% of Dubinsky's salary, they will still be saving $1.5M. Mid-small market teams are going to need to get creative with how they shed dollars. They save $4.5M in these moves. That't not even mentioning that Johnsson was paid more upfront than in the final years of his contract.

Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

justaBoss

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Quoting: JALeafs

They don't. Merzlikins was a rookie this year, therefore he's exempt from the expansion draft as he hasn't accrued more than two full season by the point the ED becomes.

I don't think CBJ is financially unstable. They were offering Panarin a 12 x 8 contract, so money is not an issue for them.

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Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

JALeafs

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JALeafs

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Quoting: justaBoss

Good point re: Merzlikins. Panarin contract was before COVID...

Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:54 p.m.

justaBoss

What in tarnation

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Quoting: JALeafs

Good point re: Merzlikins. Panarin contract was before COVID...

Regardless, haven't seen anything regarding them to cutting player salary or making an internal cap hit.

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Sep. 28, 2020 at 5:17 p.m.

Ajp_18

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Columbus declines. That does nothing for them... dubinskys contract is fully insured from what I’ve read, and you’re offering us a lot of nothing out side of the 2nd that we’d want. This trade is very one sided.

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