Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 11, 2021

Published: Jun. 16, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Chris Johnston said recently that foundational change outside the core four is happening in Toronto. He also said it is more than likely that Zach Hyman is done as a Maple Leaf. Taking that into consideration and Kerfoot being the odd man out in the expansion draft the Leafs have 16 million dollars to make some moves. I think they bring back Galch, Spezza and Foligno to team friendly deals and add Perry to fill in the bottom lines and sign Oleksiak as a plug and play D man. They also need to address that second goalie spot and either Ullmark or Mrazek can be signed to round out the tandem with Campbell. I think foundational change alludes to Rielly being traded. He has the highest trade value and is a UFA at the end of the 21/22 season. Possible destinations include his hometown Vancouver or Philadelphia. Vancouver seems less likely as the list of expendable top 6 forwards and the possibility of getting a 1st this year are low. Philadelphia seems more reasonable especially if they are unable to acquire Seth Jones. Lastly, I do not think Dubas trades the bulk of his prospect pool but in a "win now" mentality it is more than possible, especially if the package is adequate. In the Dallas deal the leafs get 3rd line center stability in Hintz and yet another scoring option in Pavelski. Overall a more complete top 6 and well balanced bottom 6 in exchange for a slight drop off on defense in terms of scoring input but overall more defensively minded.

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