Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 4, 2021

Published: Mar. 4, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

With all the rumours of a Granlund trade to Toronto it almost feels inevitable at this point. Leafs give up a 2nd, a depth roster player who still has something to prove and a mid-tier prospect for a rental at 50% retention is probably fair value, slightly lower return than Toffoli got LA last year.

Palmieri would also be a great fit for the Leafs, pending UFA who can play solid top 6 minutes. Kerfoot could be moved with Granlund in as he has the ability to play up the middle or on the wing. Devils get a guy with 2 more years on a front-loaded contract, a 2nd and Kokkonen and could still resign Palmieri in the off-season. Throw Kulikov in there for defensive depth and salary retention to make the money work.

Leafs now have a lot of lineup flexibility, could play Granlund at 3C or on the wing with Engvall at 3C. Boyd, Vesey, Barabanov, Galchenyuk could play in place of any injuries and until Simmonds is back but this gives the Leafs really strong lines top to bottom.

IMO this is as good a year as any to go for it. Not often the Leafs will have a route to the conference finals without it going through Tampa or Boston.

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