Bringing In Marners Friend

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Created by: Agent_Of_R9

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 10, 2021

Published: Jan. 25, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

I keep hearing that the Leafs want to trade for a forward and some names include Alex Iafallo, Brendan Lemieux and Taylor Hall. A guy who came across my mind is Dylan Strome, who has surprisingly become a really good play driver at even strength plus is a local kid who's close to Mitch Marner.

Now the purpose of this move would to put the super line back together. They were unstoppable during the small sample size that they played last season, I'd imagine they can become the best line in hockey if they played full time.

I also hope reuniting Marner and Strome in a more sheltered role would help rejuvenate Marner's season. So far he's really struggled to get to his game. Just floating around in the defensive zone and not really getting involved when his team has the puck. It honestly seems like he is not able to handle the pressure of playing in Toronto.

Trades

TOR

Strome, Dylan ($1,000,000 retained)

CHI

Abruzzese, Nick [Reserve List]
2021 1st round pick (TOR)

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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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$81,500,000	$81,224,741	$0	$0	$275,259

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 4	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Strome, Dylan $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 2	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 5
	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3	Mikheyev, Ilya $1,645,000$1,645,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Vesey, Jimmy $900,000$900,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Thornton, Joe $700,000$700,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NMC UFA - 4
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	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $874,125$874,125 LD/RD UFA - 1	Bogosian, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD NTC UFA - 1	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Simmonds, Wayne $1,500,000$1,500,000 ($425,000$425K$425,000$425K) RW, LW NTC UFA - 1
Barabanov, Alexander $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $821,667$821,667 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW RFA - 4
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 2
Lehtonen, Mikko $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Nylander, W.		Tavares, J.		Thornton, J.
	Rielly, M.		Matthews, A.

Power Play 2
Spezza, J.		Strome, D.		Simmonds, W.
	Marner, M.		Bogosian, Z.

Penalty Kill 1
	Kerfoot, A.	Engvall, P.
	Muzzin, J.	Brodie, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	Mikheyev, I.	Hyman, Z.
	Dermott, T.	Holl, J.

Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

Agent_Of_R9

Marner Enthusiast

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Thoughts on my armchair team?

Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:14 p.m.

Byrr

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I'd move Tavares to the wing long before I do Matthews.

Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:21 p.m.

RangerWall92

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Rejuvenate Marner's season? Isn't he one of the top guys in scoring?

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

TheresAlwaysNextYear

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Marner is tied for the league lead in scoring, what is there to rejuvenate?

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:33 p.m.

palhal

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Kinda a ridiculous scenario that Marner is playing so bad, that the Leafs need Strome. Or the Marner can't handle the pressure in Toronto, so acquiring Strome eases the pressure on Marner. C'mon.
IMO the Leafs forwards are good enough, and while the trade value proposed might be fair, the Leafs. shouldn't be giving up futures for a marginal upgrade.
The Leafs are 5 and 2, what's the panic?

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:36 p.m.

exo2769

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Quoting: palhal

Isnt Marner also on the #1PK? Top scorer in the league and plays defense. Sounds good to me. Am I missing something?

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:40 p.m.

swinny

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I agree with all the above.

Dear Lord. Injuries happen. And right now, these are injuries that the depth of rhis team should be able to handle.

Sooner be giving these kids a cup of coffee to gauge where they are at than hitting a panic button because Matthews got a splinter.

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:46 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: exo2769

Isnt Marner also on the #1PK? Top scorer in the league and plays defense. Sounds good to me. Am I missing something?

I don't think Marner has looked that great, despite his stats. But geez, he's playing well enough in different situations as you suggest. Leafs forwards, though not scoring at high rate seem to well balanced this year. Defensive play seems better, thanks greatly not having Barrie and Ceci on the team year. Kerfoot has looked good as the 3C, Engvall is his two games as 4C. looked good. I'll keep this team and see how it jells. I still think the Leafs have the best shot to win the Canadian division.
Leafs are 12th GAA and 13th in GF. Not overwhelming but they have been grinding out wins.

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:52 p.m.

Saskleaf

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Quoting: exo2769

Isnt Marner also on the #1PK? Top scorer in the league and plays defense. Sounds good to me. Am I missing something?

LOL, I don't understand why everyone thinks he's doing bad either.

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:54 p.m.

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PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

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Now that Marner is shooting 100% more times, I hope Keefe tells him to shoot 75% less which is a net increase of 25% which would be perfect. Still give the best chances to Matthews to bury but shoot enough to keep anyone from cheating.

Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:58 p.m.

#11

leafs101

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Is this that Mitch Marner guy with a new username? What was it, MitchMarnerElite?

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Jan. 25, 2021 at 10:30 p.m.

#12

Hidalgo

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People are kinda being harsh here, I don’t mind this. I definitely don’t think we need a centre, Strome is a good enough player to look at but I’d prob play him on the wing. I don’t think Chicago takes this tho, and I don’t know if I’d pay any more. Just get the best guy available at the best price, no need to look at making marner happier. He’s got plenty around him

Jan. 25, 2021 at 11:55 p.m.

#13

Wadejos123

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As a hawks fan I would rather keep strome. With toews future being so uncertain he’s become a big piece of this teams future

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Jan. 26, 2021 at 12:06 a.m.

#14

DartGuy86

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This is a troll post, right? Like, the whole idea of bringing in Strome to help Marner when he's traditionally on the ice with one of Matthews or Tavares is hilarious. Let alone the idea that his season needs rejuvenating when he's tied for points with McDavid. Good one lol.

I don't mind the idea of bringing in Strome but I don't think Chicago would go for it, and your reasoning is hilarious.

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Jan. 26, 2021 at 12:13 a.m.

#15

ChiHawk

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Quoting: palhal

IMO the Leafs forwards are good enough, and while the trade value proposed might be fair, the Leafs. shouldn't be giving up futures for a marginal upgrade.

While Nick is a somewhat interesting prospect, that late 1st in this year's draft is not all that valuable as this draft is not deep and even then, if it was a late 1st is a giant bag of magic seeds that likely won't come close to Dylan Strome. This trade is not balanced as such.

Strome is producing at slightly over .76ppg since joining the Hawks and that includes about 20 games on the Hawks as a winger which was a horrible experiment and his numbers dropped off big.

Kerfoot, while defensively certainly better, is a HUGE dropoff in offensive production to .43ppg since joining the Leafs. I'll take Strome 101% of the time over Kerfoot and it's not close either.

Jan. 26, 2021 at 12:13 a.m.

#16

ChiHawk

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Quoting: DartGuy86

Well said

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Jan. 26, 2021 at 9:35 a.m.

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BigDaddyOvech

Save Ukrane, end war

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I assume your next ACGM will be the oilers trading for Brandon Sutter to "upgrade" their second line C.

Jan. 26, 2021 at 9:59 a.m.

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Saskleaf

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Quoting: leafs101

Is this that Mitch Marner guy with a new username? What was it, MitchMarnerElite?

Haha it probably actually is.

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Jan. 26, 2021 at 10:12 a.m.

#19

leafs101

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Quoting: Saskleaf

Haha it probably actually is.

I only say that because he loved Conor Sheary (username) and always undervalued Marner. Checks off all the boxes.

Jan. 26, 2021 at 11:57 a.m.

#20

Saskleaf

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Quoting: leafs101

I only say that because he loved Conor Sheary (username) and always undervalued Marner. Checks off all the boxes.

That's what I was thinking too.

Jan. 28, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.

#21

Agent_Of_R9

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Quoting: Byrr

I'd move Tavares to the wing long before I do Matthews.

That's fair.

Jan. 28, 2021 at 3:46 p.m.

#22

Agent_Of_R9

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Quoting: RangerWall92

Rejuvenate Marner's season? Isn't he one of the top guys in scoring?

Quoting: TheresAlwaysNextYear

Marner is tied for the league lead in scoring, what is there to rejuvenate?

His play driving analytics have been horrible to start the year. He is putting up a lot of points, but the stats suggest he's been riding on Matthews and Thornton's coattails.

Jan. 28, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.

#23

Agent_Of_R9

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Quoting: palhal

Quoting: Hidalgo

Quoting: DartGuy86

I know Marner's current centers are a lot better than Strome but I feel he is struggling to handle the tough defensive matchups. Bringing in Strome would allow them to roll the super line which will face the opposition's top players while Marner's line gets easier competition so he will hopefully drive play better.

Jan. 28, 2021 at 3:54 p.m.

#24

Agent_Of_R9

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Quoting: exo2769

Isnt Marner also on the #1PK? Top scorer in the league and plays defense. Sounds good to me. Am I missing something?

Yeah Marner's done some good work on the PK but his even strength defence has been bad. Just floats around in his own end similarly to Kessel and watches the play happen. Luckily the other 4 guys on the ice (Matthews, Hyman, Muzzin and Holl) are very strong in their own end but they are still getting under siege too often lately.

Jan. 28, 2021 at 3:54 p.m.

#25

Agent_Of_R9

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Quoting: ChiHawk

Fair enough. I heard the asking price for Strome was a 1st so that's what I offered.

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