Niemela will be huge

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Created by: NoWah49

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 20, 2021

Published: Dec. 20, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Niemelä, Topi		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kase, Ondrej	3	$2,250,000
Engvall, Pierre	1	$900,000
Liljegren, Timothy	1	$900,000
Zacha, Pavel	1	$3,000,000
Sandin, Rasmus	1	$1,500,000
Woll, Joseph	1	$900,000
Dermott, Travis	1	$900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bunting, Michael	3	$3,000,000
Campbell, Jack	4	$4,250,000
Blueger, Teddy	2	$2,750,000
Kämpf, David	1	$900,000
Holl, Justin	1	$900,000
Simmonds, Wayne	1	$900,000

Trades

TOR

ANA

Mrázek, Petr
2023 3rd round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

anywhere, stop complaining about this deal it isn't that important

TOR

Zacha, Pavel [RFA Rights]

NJD

Liljegren, Timothy
2023 2nd round pick (TOR)

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
22	$83,500,000	$83,427,283	$0	$0	$72,717

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bunting, Michael $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW UFA - 3	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C NMC UFA - 1	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW NMC UFA - 1
Zacha, Pavel $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, LW UFA - 4		Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Kase, Ondrej $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW UFA
Engvall, Pierre $900,000$900,000 RW, LW UFA - 7
	Blueger, Teddy $2,750,000$2,750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW UFA
	Kämpf, David $900,000$900,000 C UFA - 4

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Campbell, Jack $4,250,000$4,250,000 G UFA - 4
Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Niemelä, Topi $925,000$925,000 RD RFA - 2	Woll, Joseph $900,000$900,000 G RFA - 2
	Holl, Justin $900,000$900,000 RD UFA - 3
Sandin, Rasmus $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Amirov, Rodion $925,000$925,000 LW UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $900,000$900,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Dec. 20, 2021 at 4:48 p.m.

JackForHart

1-0 them

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yikes not for Zacha

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 4:52 p.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

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I think that Jack Campbell will look at the $5 million AAV that Cal Petersen got after 54 NHL games and ask for something a little more than $4.25 million.

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 4:53 p.m.

mk458

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He does look fantastic in the video I've seen of him, and his stats for Karpat are amazing. But lets not put the cart before the horse. Nils lundkvist is a similar situation where he looked like the next great defenseman, tore up the SHL, and then didn't have the immediate NHL impact that some fans were expecting. Niemela is a great prospect, but lets wait and see

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 4:55 p.m.

Devil

Speak of the Devil

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Devils decline
They need Zacha way more than Liljegren
And Zacha is going to make more than that (around $4M)

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

bagelbob

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Quoting: mk458

yeah this is the take imo. looks like he’ll be a solid player but he’s prob at least another year or two away from being a top 4 guy, keep the nhl ready guys you have right now

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

LeafsFanForSomeReason

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Quoting: bagelbob

yeah this is the take imo. looks like he’ll be a solid player but he’s prob at least another year or two away from being a top 4 guy, keep the nhl ready guys you have right now

Tbf, this ACGM is set in 23-24.

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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No chance Campbell signs for less than 5M

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

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Quoting: mk458

He does look fantastic in the video I've seen of him, and his stats for Karpat are amazing. But lets not put the cart before the horse. Nils Lundqvist is a similar situation where he looked like the next great defenseman, tore up the SHL, and then didn't have the immediate NHL impact that some fans were expecting. Niemela is a great prospect, but lets wait and see

Quoting: bagelbob

yeah this is the take imo. looks like he’ll be a solid player but he’s prob at least another year or two away from being a top 4 guy, keep the nhl ready guys you have right now

And let's not forget the lesson of Mikko Lehtonen, who was "the best defenseman in the KHL" before he came over here.

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:02 p.m.

Skyraider112

Sabres are elite

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Niemala will be a stud but wiser to have him grow and adapt in the AHL for a season before calling him up. Also Campbell may take a discount but no doubt he's worth 6.5+. There will be desperate teams offering him 7 or 8 I'd bet

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:02 p.m.

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bagelbob

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Quoting: LeafsFanForSomeReason

Tbf, this ACGM is set in 23-24.

omg totally missed that i thought it was 22-23

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

#11

LeafsFanForSomeReason

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Quoting: bagelbob

omg totally missed that i thought it was 22-23

Even still, I think you're point stands. I'm a huge believer in Niemela (though I don't know if I see him becoming what some might expect just based on his base stats), but it's a lot to ask of anyone to step into and hold down a top 4 role that early.

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

#12

exo2769

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

No chance Campbell signs for less than 5M

The Hawks should sign him for $5M. I'd keep the term shorter. He probably would be ok with that. The cap will go up in a few years and he can make his mega bucks if he stays this good.

Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:33 p.m.

#13

NHLfan10506

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If Liljegren is 25 years old and only getting 1-year $900,000 contracts, I doubt he would return Zacha in a trade

Dec. 20, 2021 at 6:41 p.m.

#14

jaok3

Marner rocks

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Liljgren would be kept before Holl at the same cap hit.

Dec. 20, 2021 at 8:57 p.m.

#15

palhal

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Neimala is long way from being an NHLer. One thing he has to get a lot stronger. It would be foolish to trade Liljegren. And Mrazrek, team ms don't trade for players that don't have value to their contracts. Until Mrzarek can prove that.....he's a Leaf. Campbell doesn't sign that contract.

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 9:01 p.m.

#16

palhal

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Quoting: exo2769

The Hawks should sign him for $5M. I'd keep the term shorter. He probably would be ok with that. The cap will go up in a few years and he can make his mega bucks if he stays this good.

Hawks and Avs are the two teams that I think Campbell will sign with this summer. (well he's sign with just one team), 5m X 4 will get him...

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