Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 15, 2022

Published: May 15, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Ok so something with the Leafs needs to change. Personally I am a Sens fan, so nothing brings me more joy than seeing the Leafs lose year after year. BUT, if I were to be left in charge of the Leafs this offseason, these are some of the moves that I would make.

Tried to make dumping Holl kinda realistic, I chose to move Marner of the Big 4 since he redeemed his value this past season, plus moving his cap hit gives more flexibility. I'm not totally convinced that LA would do this, but with Brown retiring, I feel as though its time for the Kings to make a splash to try and make a deep run for Kopitar. Kempe also gives the Leafs a different look in their top 6 and I think he can work well with JT. I feel as though Walker would compliment Reilly quite well and he's been underrated in LA the past couple of seasons and is under contract for a couple more years at a reasonable number. Moved Kerfoot to get cap space.

In FA, bridging Liljegren and Sandin give more flexibility in the next few seasons. Campbell definitely earned himself a raise. The largest allocation of Marner's money is to Filip Forsberg, who again, I feel adds a different element to the mix that could help the Leafs, especially in the playoffs. Namestnikov had a good year in Dallas and hit cap number might be a bit low but you hope he'd be willing to take a bit of a lower number to come play with Matthews. Dzingel spent half the year in the minors last season, but he's still someone with good speed, can play the PK, and has some playoff experience as well.

Let me know your thoughts!

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