Last Dance before FA opens

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Created by: Carltron_the_bear

Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 27, 2021

Published: Jul. 27, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Kuemper retained is the biggest part of this. Getting a goalie on a sub-$3M contract s key, as is moving out a bit of salary to round out the forward group. The suitors for Kuemper seem to be Carolina, Toronto and Philly (I dont see Edmonton or Colorado as real fits), so there's a good chance something gets done with a lower acquisition cost than it would've been last year. This lineup also relies on Foligno taking a big haircut to try again with the Leafs, but that's the only way he's coming back anyway. The contract for Suter may be too low, so just swap his name with Bunting and it will still fit. Granlund was a target before and I can see Dubas going back to him (like Brodie) as a 3C/2LW. The best thing about this lineup is flexibility - there are a lot of players who can play centre. or on the wing. Robertson and Anderson will still be in the mix to take ice time from Engvall, Simmonds or Spezza.

Free Agent Signings

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Pysyk, Mark	2	$1,500,000
Granlund, Mikael	4	$4,500,000
Foligno, Nick	2	$2,000,000
Suter, Pius	2	$1,250,000

Trades

TOR

Kuemper, Darcy ($2,250,000 retained)

ARI

Dermott, Travis
Mikheyev, Ilya
2023 2nd round pick (TOR)
2023 4th round pick (TOR)

Retained Salary Transactions

Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$80,363,116	$0	$400,000	$1,136,884

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Foligno, Nick $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 3	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 4
Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 4	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 3
	Granlund, Mikael $4,500,000$4,500,000 C, RW UFA - 4	Suter, Pius $1,250,000$1,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2
Engvall, Pierre $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Brooks, Adam $725,000$725,000 C UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $750,000$750,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 1	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 3	Campbell, Jack $1,650,000$1,650,000 G UFA - 1
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NTC UFA - 3	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 1	Pysyk, Mark $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD UFA - 1	Kuemper, Darcy $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Liljegren, Timothy $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) RD RFA - 1

Jul. 27, 2021 at 3:50 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Kuemper without retention is worth a late 1st. Kuemper with retention is going to cost significantly more than what you're offering here.

With the moves that Arizona is making, they're signaling that they're entering a rebuild, so they're going to want teenagers, not guys like Dermott and Mikheyev that will be long gone by the time the Coyotes are ready to compete again.

Jul. 27, 2021 at 3:56 p.m.

Carltron_the_bear

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Quoting: tkecanuck341

The picks are the prize here and I don't think he's worth a late first at this point. Dermott is in there because the Coyotes need someone to play on their left side of defence this year and he's young enough that he could be a piece. Mikheyev, sure, that's more of a stretch.

Jul. 27, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Quoting: Carltron_the_bear

I'd consider this return for Kuemper without retention. With retention, it's not enough.

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Jul. 27, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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I just noticed that both picks are in 2023. The 2nd round pick needs to be in 2022.

Jul. 28, 2021 at 7:40 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Quoting: Carltron_the_bear

Turns out Kuemper is worth a 1st round pick and a quality defensive prospect.

Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

Carltron_the_bear

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Quoting: tkecanuck341

Turns out Kuemper is worth a 1st round pick and a quality defensive prospect.

Ah, got me there. Silly season was … very silly this year

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