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Created by: Hawks_Are_Dumm

Team: 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 29, 2021

Published: Apr. 29, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Toronto is rolling. With this year's playoff format, they can do it. I think they could go back to back even. This team looks so nasty.

Let's talk about Tavares. His ATOI is 18:16 this year, the least he's ever played in his career. He's managed to put up 32 even strength points in 49 games. For reference, Crosby has 35 even strength points in 49 games. Draisaitl has 40 even strength points in 47 games playing on a line mainly with McDavid. Nathan MacKinnon has 36 in 43 at even strength. So Tavares is up there with the best guys in the league. If he is compared to other second line centers: David Krejci, 20 EV in 44 GP; Jordan Staal, 23 EV in 47 GP; Nick Backstrom, 28 EV in 49 GP; William Karlsson, 26 EV in 48 GP. That's just a few of the better 2Cs in the NHL. All things considered, is Tavares' on ice play worth 11 mil? No. However, for his role, he is really good. He'll have 20 goals by the end of the season and that's in a shortened season. In Toronto, you are going to get a 30 goal, 70 point guy in John Tavares. Plus he's the captain. Thoughts?

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$80,768,908	$0	$0	$731,092

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 4	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 4	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 5
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 5	Foligno, Nick $1,375,000$1,375,000 LW, C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Mikheyev, Ilya $1,645,000$1,645,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3	Simmonds, Wayne $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 1
Thornton, Joe $700,000$700,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Galchenyuk, Alex $1,050,000$1,050,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1

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	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 2
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	Rittich, David $1,375,000$1,375,000 G UFA - 1
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 2	Dermott, Travis $874,125$874,125 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Bogosian, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD NTC UFA - 1	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Brooks, Adam $725,000$725,000 C UFA - 2		Nash, Riley $2,750,000$2,750,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Hutton, Ben $950,000$950,000 LD UFA - 1		Sabourin, Scott $700,000$700,000 RW UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Noesen, Stefan $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW UFA - 1
Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($0$0$0$0) ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 2
Hutchinson, Michael $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 2
Marincin, Martin $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $821,667$821,667 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW RFA - 4

Apr. 30, 2021 at 2:16 p.m.

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Quoting: mondo

North division may not have multiple contenders but none of the teams are massive pushovers. Ottawa is the worst team in the division and they not only play up to the Leafs constantly but they're inarguably better than Anaheim/San Jose, Detroit/Columbus, New Jersey/Buffalo.

Besides, you play what's in front of you. Tavares has been fantastic this season regardless of what you think about the opposition. Discounting him is extremely disingenuous.

the west is pathetics, north being the worst is such a lazy argument to discredit the leafs

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