Lol, this isn't happening. They would all be super underpaid, the top line 2 players would in a couple of seasons have similar contracts to guys who would be in the top 5 and top 10 best players in the League.

If they are taking paycuts it would be taking similar contracts to what they already have, or slightly less. McDavid would be coming in on a discount at 11m-12.5m, Matthews would take a small increase at take 12m per. Marner takes 10m at the least probably if he was willing to take a cut.

I get that this is purely for fun but parts of it could.. and I can't stress this enough.. COULD work. I do find it hard to see Tavares on the first line at his age. I see him like Giroux playing second line. Maybe second line centre with Matthews and McDavid kind of like tandem centre switching off on the wing with Marner for your first line. Second line is Maybe Bunting-Knies-Tavares. Knies will definitely be at second line level by 2025-26. Skip out of Teravainen unless someone like Bunting walks or Tavares retires at the end of his contract.

This is fun to look at though. Leafs fans (myself included) can only dream.

Agreed. Matthews alone is gonna command closer to $12M. Same with McDavid and probably Marner (even though I don't think he's worth more than $10M.) Also that's an expensive 4th line. No way you pay Engvall $2.5M to play on your 4th line. Plus he'll probably want more than that considering that's close to what he is getting now. Also I would not want Sorokin at $7.5M for 7 years.

Anyways..

Maybe, by then you would want Sorokin at that, but chances are that he gets locked by NYI before ever hitting FA. Would be unfortunate if none of these goalie prospects that the Leafs have with the Marlies don't work turn out.

I’ll take this as a fantasy rather than the creator thinking it would actually happen