Team: 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 23, 2017

Published: Jan. 23, 2017

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The leafs are in a good spot in terms of their rebuild. They have a lot of assets that they can use to fill out positions of need and get younger at the same time. Explanation for each trade:

Michalek, Polak, Greening & Hunwick, Laich and Smith:
All these players have more value to other teams, especially contenders that need depth incase of injuries so we flip them all for low round picks.

JVR trade:
Hamonic would solidify our top 4 and JVR would play with Taveres. JVR has more value then hamonic and with strome being in and out of favour in NY, it could be a good get. If it works out, great, especially if he plays with Marner. I get that Hamonic is "old" for the core but it gives us time to draft a Foote or even Liljegren this year and develop them to eventually pair with Rielly.

Bozak:
Boone Jenner is younger and comparable to a JVR replacement. Not as skilled but a decent option with a big body and good scoring skills. He would compliment the storm and Marner line well and is on a short contract so if it doesn't work out we are not tied down.

Komarov:
This one is the hardest because komarov is a really good 3rd liner but with the emergence of all the youth he becomes expendable. In return we get Ek Eriksson who would eventually replace Kadri in the future between Nylander and kapenen.

Manson: He is a right hand shot and most likely to be exposed due to the expansion draft. He can be had for the package I made but if another pick or prospect is needed we have the depth to do that with Bracco Timashov Rychel still in the system.

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