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Created by: Saskleaf

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 8, 2020

Published: Oct. 8, 2020

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I read some articles that it was a good draft. But the popular opinion among fans is that it sucked because Dubas only drafted "smurfs". Personally, I don't have a probablem with this and I think it is a little unfair to critize this, because he drafted Sandin and Robertson, both "smurfs", and they are doing great. Let me know your thoughts on this. Below is all the draft picks, Amirov round 1, Hirvonen 2, Niemala 3, Akhtiamov and Villeneuve 4, Ovchinikov 5, Miettinen, Rindell, and Miller 6, Fusco, Schingoethe, and Tverberg 7. Wow, those names are cool and weird. Why didn't Dubas pick anyone with a normal name execpt Miller.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Akhtiamov, Artur	3	$925,000
Amirov, Rodion	3	$925,000
Fusco, John	3	$925,000
Hirvonen, Roni	3	$925,000
Miettinen, Veeti	3	$925,000
Miller, Joe	3	$925,000
Niemelä, Topi	3	$925,000
Ovchinnikov, Dmitry	3	$925,000
Villeneuve, William	3	$925,000
Rindell, Axel	3	$925,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Schingoethe, Wyatt		3	$925,000
Tverberg, Ryan		3	$925,000

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
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
31	$81,500,000	$87,209,783	$0	$400,000	-$5,709,783

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Amirov, Rodion $925,000$925,000 LW UFA		Miettinen, Veeti $925,000$925,000 RW RFA
Ovchinnikov, Dmitry $925,000$925,000 C, LW, RW RFA		Miller, Joe $925,000$925,000 C, LW, RW RFA


	Hirvonen, Roni $925,000$925,000 LW RFA
	Schingoethe, Wyatt $925,000$925,000
	Tverberg, Ryan $925,000$925,000

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
	Niemelä, Topi $925,000$925,000 RD RFA
	Villeneuve, William $925,000$925,000 RD RFA
		Akhtiamov, Artur $925,000$925,000 G RFA
Fusco, John $925,000$925,000 LD RFA
Rindell, Axel $925,000$925,000 RD UFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 5
Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 4
Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4
Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5
Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Robertson, Nicholas $821,667$821,667 LW, RW RFA - 4
Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NMC UFA - 4
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 2
Rosén, Calle $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1
Marincin, Martin $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1
Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3
Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 2
Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 2
Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:22 p.m.

RangerWall92

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This might be one of Dubas' best drafts yet. He knocked this outta the park

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

vr1995

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articles by analysts and journalists who have followed these prospects or angry leaf fans who dont know anything? of course the fans are right

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

Saskleaf

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Quoting: RangerWall92

This might be one of Dubas' best drafts yet. He knocked this outta the park

That's what I was thinking. Just read an article be Editor in Leaf and everyone in the comments hated the draft. Haha

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

Saskleaf

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Quoting: vr1995

articles by analysts and journalists who have followed these prospects or angry leaf fans who dont know anything? of course the fans are right

Ya haha.

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.

vr1995

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Quoting: Saskleaf

Ya haha.

maybe hes made bad trades and overapaid by maybe 2 mil at the most, but hes drafted well, all these people complaining are don cherry and brian burke worshippers who thinks the leafs should have taken ritchie over nylander

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.

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Ovchinikov
off brand Ovechkin

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:26 p.m.

GenXHockey

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Leafs did an amzing job drafting. Funny what gets passed off as smurfs. Many of the picks are 6ft players. I don’t get it...

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

vr1995

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Quoting: Jamiepo

Leafs did an amzing job drafting. Funny what gets passed off as smurfs. Many of the picks are 6ft players. I don’t get it...

BuT gRiT

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

Saskleaf

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Quoting: vr1995

Yes, I agree that drafting is his best strength. I can't see why people complain. Like, do they want to trade in Amirov an get Tyler Biggs back? The criticism doesn't make sense.

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

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Quoting: Jamiepo

Leafs did an amzing job drafting. Funny what gets passed off as smurfs. Many of the picks are 6ft players. I don’t get it...

Ya, that's the funny part, most of them are actually like 6'1.

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

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PrimeDatsyuk

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only boomers say it's bad. these guys are kids, they can still grow and add muscle.

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

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Personally I think Villeneuve Ovchinikov and hirvonen were definitely the big steals aswell as the goalie and niemela but on a lesser note

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

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Quoting: Saskleaf

Ya haha.

There are two players that I am excited about: (not that the rest is bad or so)

1. Ovchinnikov

One of the youngest players in the draft. Can absolutley fly. and made KHL games for one of the better teams in the league at age 17. Scored very well in the junior league 5vs5. I think only a few points came on the PP.

He is not tiny, but needs to grow into his own body (but as said, is one of the youngest in the draft)

2. Topi Niemleä

Some had him at the end of the 1st round. Fantastic hockey IQ and is very good at most things he does, without being elite. He could become a solid 4/5 D.

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

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Quoting: Jamiepo

Leafs did an amzing job drafting. Funny what gets passed off as smurfs. Many of the picks are 6ft players. I don’t get it...

a canadian passport makes you 6ft tall. didn't you know. Crosby is 5'11, but because he has a canadian passport he is 6'3

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

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GenXHockey

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Quoting: Gordon_Bombay

I would add Villanueva to that list,

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

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Quoting: Saskleaf

That's what I was thinking. Just read an article be Editor in Leaf and everyone in the comments hated the draft. Haha

Those people are casuals. I wouldn't worry about them

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

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Quoting: Gordon_Bombay

Ya, I really like what I've heard about that Niemala guy. Seems like he will be a steal, and he's even a defensive guy. Only thing is that Poirier guy was still there, and he was stated to go higher.

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.

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Quoting: Gordon_Bombay

a canadian passport makes you 6ft tall. didn't you know. Crosby is 5'11, but because he has a canadian passport he is 6'3

Yah, Dubas only picked 2 Canadians, and by their names, you might not even know it (they sound Ereopean to me).

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

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what many people dont realize is these kids are still growing. By the time they make the team the majority of them will be bigger than when they were drafted.

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

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Ya good draft overall. Still a little confused why they took Amirov over Schneider but I guess if they are expecting Liljgren to be ready and they have some moves ready to go in free agency they won't really need that much help from the draft for a while at least.

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:37 p.m.

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Quoting: themostleaf33

Ya, I was really hoping they would take Schnider too. A bonus was he's from Saskatchewan

Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.

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Quoting: Saskleaf

Ya, I really like what I've heard about that Niemala guy. Seems like he will be a steal, and he's even a defensive guy. Only thing is that Poirier guy was still there, and he was stated to go higher.

I would not call them steals, but players with steal potential.

Could be that a lot of Leafs fans will be watching Russia and Finland at the WJC with

Niemelä, Kokkonen and Hirvonen on one team and Amirov, Akthyamov and Abramov on the other team.

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

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Quoting: themostleaf33

That is the issue. If you are drafting Schneider to play in your top 4 he is about 2-4 years away from that. Instead he drafted a ton of rhd (believe it was 5) in later rounds.

I think out of that group you have a good chance of 2 nhlers and one top 4. I think the move to not draft Schneider is due to his limited puck moving skills and lower ceiling in general. It also tells me that Lilly won’t be moved. Which I like.

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Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:47 p.m.

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Quoting: Jamiepo

Not all scouts like Schneider that much and some had little to no separation compared to Niemelä

Maybe Niemelä will be better in 5 years, maybe not.

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