TOR Needs to Build Line 3

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Created by: Cor

Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 12, 2023

Published: Feb. 12, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Toronto's focus needs to be making the forward core deeper and thus, tougher to match-up against.

ANA/TOR - Frank Vatrano was someone the Leafs were interested in earlier this season, and someone the Ducks were looking to possibly move. In this deal, I envision the Ducks retaining on, and flipping Kerfoot elsewhere, and ending up with roughly 2 3rd's of value.

TOR/MTL - Monahan makes a lot of sense as a 3C target. MTL/TOR have a history of making deadline trades. Habs getting value out of a player they got paid a 1st to take is always a W.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Knies, Matthew		3	$950,000

Trades

TOR

Vatrano, Frank

Additional Details:

Frank Vatrano was someone the Leafs were interested in earlier this season, and someone the Ducks were looking to possibly move. In this deal, I envision the Ducks retaining on, and flipping Kerfoot elsewhere, and ending up with roughly 2 3rd's of value.

ANA

Kerfoot, Alexander
2023 3rd round pick (TOR)

TOR

Monahan, Sean ($3,175,000 retained)
2023 7th round pick (MTL)

Additional Details:

Monahan makes a lot of sense as a 3C target. MTL/TOR have a history of making deadline trades. Habs getting value out of a player they got paid a 1st to take is always a W.

MTL

Abramov, Mikhail
Steeves, Alex
2024 2nd round pick (TOR)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$82,500,000	$82,496,246	$212,500	$0	$3,754

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Knies, Matthew $950,000$950,000 LW, RW RFA - 3	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C UFA - 2	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW UFA - 3
Bunting, Michael $950,000$950,000 LW UFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 3	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 2
Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 4	Monahan, Sean $3,200,000$3,200,000 C, LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Vatrano, Frank $3,650,000$3,650,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Engvall, Pierre $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $1,500,000$1,500,000 C UFA - 1	Aston-Reese, Zach $840,630$840,630 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Giordano, Mark $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 2	Liljegren, Timothy $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA - 2	Samsonov, Ilya $1,800,000$1,800,000 G UFA - 1
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 8	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 2	Murray, Matt $4,687,500$4,687,500 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Sandin, Rasmus $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD UFA - 2	Holl, Justin $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Timmins, Conor $850,000$850,000 RD RFA - 1		Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD NTC UFA - 2
Simmonds, Wayne $900,000$900,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Nylander, W.		Matthews, A.		Tavares, J.
	Rielly, M.		Marner, M.

Power Play 2
Knies, M.		Monahan, S.		Bunting, M.
	Sandin, R.		Vatrano, F.

Penalty Kill 1
	Kämpf, D.	Järnkrok, C.
	Giordano, M.	Liljegren, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	Engvall, P.	Aston-Reese, Z.
	Brodie, T.	Holl, J.

Feb. 12, 2023 at 10:42 a.m.

GeneralLandro

Joined: Jun. 2021

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Not even close

Why would we be looking to move a UFA we had just signed to a multi year deal?

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Feb. 12, 2023 at 10:44 a.m.

SMH

Mr.

Joined: Jan. 2022

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Fair enough offer but Monahan has to play a few games before anyone pays anything of value for him, if he comes back and plays like he did before the injury he'll be able to possibly fetch a better return

Feb. 12, 2023 at 10:44 a.m.

DK123

Joined: Dec. 2022

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Bunting will stay on the first line because he's been great. It's silly to put an unproven player in the first line.

Feb. 12, 2023 at 10:48 a.m.

TheRealisticGuy

Habs4Ever

Joined: May 2022

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Quoting: SMH

If he comes back healthy and plays like he did earlier this season, maybe we get a conditional 2nd + a pick or B prospect
The condition could be if they reach the SCF, the pick upgrades to a 1st ? That would be sick and I would be cheering for the Leafs (to lose in the SCF tho). I want that pick 😂

Feb. 12, 2023 at 11:10 a.m.

swinny

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 4,812

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Quoting: GeneralLandro

Not even close

Why would we be looking to move a UFA we had just signed to a multi year deal?

Beyond that.... the Vatrano contract isn't horrible and one the Ducks easily ride out. Also, Vatrano for Kerfoot is a pretty lateral move.

So unless the Verbeek thinks he completely botched that signing, it makes no sense at all.

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Feb. 12, 2023 at 11:11 a.m.

titchy_jelly

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Monahan is worth at least a 1st aswell

Feb. 12, 2023 at 11:15 a.m.

swinny

Joined: Mar. 2017

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Quoting: SMH

No, I doubt that.

Monahan had certainly been looking much better as a Hab, but a 2nd is very good value for what he was doing. Steeves is a workhorse, who sees the game well..... guy competes nighty. Abramov is whatever.

Point is, I see this as an overpay actually. I can see a 2nd (provided Monahan comes back and does what he was doing). Beyond that, no.

Steeves I think makes the Leafs out of camp next season, two strong season with the Marlies and his work ethic has him there.

So yes...... overpay. Temper those expectations.

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Feb. 12, 2023 at 11:17 a.m.

swinny

Joined: Mar. 2017

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Quoting: titchy_jelly

Monahan is worth at least a 1st aswell

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. No he is not.

Tarasenko landed a 1st. In what world does Monahan = Tarasenko? (Mikkola for me was the other pick)

Monahan was looking good, but when it is all said and done, not 1st rounder good. It was wishful thinking (I was thinking too). Now reality has set in.

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Feb. 12, 2023 at 11:22 a.m.

jaok3

Marner rocks

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Monahan, known in Calgary as a under performing playoff guy. Adding another non-physical guy is all the leafs need. NO deal.

Feb. 12, 2023 at 11:22 a.m.

#10

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

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I don't believe for a moment that Frank Vatrano was someone the Ducks were looking to move. And now that we've seen him, we're entirely satisfied with him. Trading him for a Dimitry Kulikov return would be horrible.

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Feb. 12, 2023 at 12:37 p.m.

#11

GiggywithGibby

Future Ducks legend

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"Frank Vatrano.... someone the Ducks were looking to possibly move"

Nope, we never were, you're information is incorrect . Toronto media got into a fever dream about it a couple months back when it was mentioned on 32 thoughts that Vatrano is the kind of guy the Leafs needed.

He was our new GMa first UFA signing. You don't sign guys to multi year contracts and then immediately turn around and ship them out of town.

We decline.

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