Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 24, 2022

Published: May 25, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Just checking on the value of two trades and some resignings for the leafs. Looking for constructive feedback and discussion from both sides of the deals.

Kerfoot Trade:
I think that the leafs can reassign Kerfoots salary elsewhere as a way to shake up the forward group. The leafs love his versatility and he is coming off a good season, but I am thinking it is unlikely he is offered an extension, so the best move would be to trade him in the offseason for either pick(s) or more preferably a hockey type trade to help the team next season. I think Kerfoot could fetch a mid to late second round pick in a trade with the season he just had...I have seen other ACGMs which agree with this as well.
In this trade, it totally hinges on Ducks and Comtois looking for a change of scenery after a down season and the Ducks feel he is not part of their rebuild going forward. I am not suggesting the Ducks are interested in dealing Comtois at all, but I assume the player would not be untouchable. In this deal, the leafs send Kerfoot, 2023 3rd and a decent prospect (SDA) for Comtois. Kerfoot had a much better season then Comtois, but due to the fact that Comtois is still just 23 (one year until RFA) with potential to improve, the leafs would need to add to get the deal done.
The Leafs get a player who fits the age range of their core, who is responsible in all three zones and to me is built for playoff hockey, while saving themselves some cap space. The Ducks get a 3rd and a propsect towards their rebuild, and a player on an expiring contract who they can trade for more assets at the 2023 deadline (Kerfoot could easily fetch a 2nd round pick or even more with another good season at the deadline) or even sign to an extension as they will need some players with experience to supplement their young core.
How is the value on the deal? Is the package enough from the leafs end? Better prospect?

Holl Trade:
I have seen many Holl proposals on here recently, the value is ranging from a 3rd round pick to a 6th round pick for the most part, with trolls suggesting the leafs would have to attach an asset to him in a trade (which is nonsense, a bottom pairing D who can kill penalties with a 2M cap hit will have a trade market). I think he could fetch a fourth in 2023 or a fifth in 2022 if traded before the draft, and I saw a Philly fan on this site propose Holl to the flyers for a 2023 4th and a prospect. Instead of getting the propect as well, how about just a 2023 3rd? Too much from acquiring team? Any team lacking defensive depth would be willing to add a veteran D that kills penalties with experience in the top 4 for the right price.

Resignings:
Soup resigns with the leafs on a three or four year deal with a 4.25 cap hit, leafs would prefer three but may have to include the fourth to lower the cap number.
Engvall gets a 2 year deal with a 500K raise.
Spezza comes back for one last season as the 13th forward on league min salary.
Both Sandin and Liljegren sign 2 year bridge deals at 1.25 mil that still keeps them as RFAs at the end of the deal (same deal that Engvall signed coming out of his ELC). Would the cap hit be high enough? I would assume a salary of just under a million on a one year deal, so the extra year brings the cap hit up.

Let me know your thoughts, cheers (not a finished team, other deals would have to be made as well - just checking on the value of what I have proposed so far).

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