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Created by: TJClutch

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 12, 2023

Published: May 12, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Don't need a massive makeover of the core, but as much as I would like Marner to stay he has to go. Has been none existent over the playoffs when things get tight. Over a ppg in the first 4 games of a series, but averages to less than .75 ppg from games 5-7. Can't have that if we want to go far. As much as Matthews was a ghost against Florida you can't get rid of a b2b Rocket Richard Winner and Hart Winner. Let Bunting walk, he'll want 4-5, he's not worth anything remotely close. Let Holl walk as well. He's been the scapegoat of this season, and he hasn't been good, on for a vast majority of goals against these playoffs and his decision-making is wack half the time, but people need to give him some slack, he is one of our best PK'ers, but we've got a lot of D depth now, he can go. $4.5M left in cap space for leeway if any of the guys want more, specifically O'Reilly, we need him back. Not sure if the Van trade will go through, but a change of scenery for both those players is almost necessary and JT could be a great playoff performer and provide that scoring touch we need when things get tight. Probably won't happen, but I think this lineup gives us the best chance of doing some damage in the playoffs.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Samsonov, Ilya	4	$3,500,000
Holmberg, Pontus	4	$827,500
Abruzzese, Nick	4	$850,000
Mete, Victor	4	$775,000
Källgren, Erik	4	$775,000
Der-Arguchintsev, Semyon	4	$775,000
Hollowell, Mac	4	$775,000
Král, Filip	4	$810,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
O'Reilly, Ryan	4	$4,500,000
Kerfoot, Alexander	4	$3,500,000
Acciari, Noel	2	$1,500,000
Aston-Reese, Zach	2	$1,000,000
Kämpf, David	3	$1,750,000
Gustafsson, Erik	2	$1,000,000
Schenn, Luke	2	$850,000
Zohorna, Radim	4	$775,000
Dahlström, Carl	4	$775,000

Trades

TOR

Miller, J.T.
2023 3rd round pick (VAN)

VAN

Marner, Mitchell

TOR

2023 2nd round pick (TBL)

CHI

Murray, Matt ($1,171,875 retained)
2024 3rd round pick (NYI)

Retained Salary Transactions

Matt Murray: $1,171,875 (25%)

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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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$82,500,000	$78,016,158	$0	$0	$4,483,842

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C NMC UFA - 1	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW NMC UFA - 1
Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	O'Reilly, Ryan $4,500,000$4,500,000 C UFA - 4	Miller, J.T. $8,000,000$8,000,000 C, LW, RW NMC UFA - 7
Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Acciari, Noel $1,500,000$1,500,000 C, RW UFA - 3
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Kämpf, David $1,750,000$1,750,000 C UFA - 4	Lafferty, Sam $1,150,000$1,150,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Schenn, Luke $850,000$850,000 RD UFA - 3	Samsonov, Ilya $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 2
Gustafsson, Erik $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD UFA - 1	Liljegren, Timothy $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA - 1
Giordano, Mark $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1
		Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 1
		McMann, Bobby $762,500$762,500 RW, LW UFA - 1

Special Teams

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

Power Play 2
Knies, M.		O'Reilly, R.		Järnkrok, C.
	Brodie, T.		Gustafsson, E.

Penalty Kill 1
	Kämpf, D.	Kerfoot, A.
	McCabe, J.	Liljegren, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	O'Reilly, R.	Acciari, N.
	Brodie, T.	Schenn, L.

May 12, 2023 at 11:48 p.m.

Smithcd995

Meow

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Vancouver adds I think

May 12, 2023 at 11:50 p.m.

Jtcurls

Joined: Nov. 2018

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Marner plays most minutes of anyone, kills penalties, 100 pts, he’s toning nowhere.

May 12, 2023 at 11:51 p.m.

MoSeider53

Future Norris guy

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If Vancouver sheds Miller, It's to shed salary not take more on.

No team is giving up a 2nd in a very deep draft for a concussed goalie.

May 12, 2023 at 11:53 p.m.

Victor24

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Van accepts!!!!

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May 12, 2023 at 11:53 p.m.

Pens3lieve

Hockey IQ

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This ain’t it

May 12, 2023 at 11:55 p.m.

TJClutch

Thread Starter

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Quoting: Jtcurls

Marner plays most minutes of anyone, kills penalties, 100 pts, he’s toning nowhere.

He does that in the regular season, he is nowhere to be found when the playoffs come around which is what really matters. He gets way too nervous and stiff when making plays in tight playoff games. You can't win with him in your lineup, you just can't.

May 12, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

TJClutch

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Quoting: HockeyIsMyPassion61

If Vancouver sheds Miller, It's to shed salary not take more on.

No team is giving up a 2nd in a very deep draft for a concussed goalie.

Then let TO retain some salary and Van give up a few more picks, I mean one is a 100pt scorer and the other an 80 pt scorer, Van getting the better player by a pretty decent margin so I'd say they'd be willing to sacrifice the extra bucks for that.

And as for Murray, that's why the leafs are retaining 25%. He's still a good goalie when he's healthy, a big upgrade on Mrazek and that's all I see Chicago fans wanting from us in this armchair gm stuff.

May 13, 2023 at 12:02 a.m.

TJClutch

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Quoting: Pens3lieve

This ain’t it

Any explanation as to why this ain't it?

May 13, 2023 at 12:05 a.m.

Pens3lieve

Hockey IQ

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Quoting: TJClutch

Any explanation as to why this ain't it?

The team does not have enough change
Jt miller + Tavares destroys the cap situation for awhile and Miller does not fit the leafs timeline
Murray’s contract will cost more to dump

May 13, 2023 at 12:05 a.m.

#10

Cobster1047

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Quoting: TJClutch

Vancouver would add Myers and think about Marner to Canucks could play top line with petterson and kuzmenko also can would probably also add boeser and garland and then they’d accept

May 13, 2023 at 12:13 a.m.

#11

TJClutch

Thread Starter

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Quoting: Pens3lieve

The team does not have enough change
Jt miller + Tavares destroys the cap situation for awhile and Miller does not fit the leafs timeline
Murray’s contract will cost more to dump

Tavares, who I would absolutely love to get rid of, has an nmc, so u can't move him, but he only has 2 more years left on his contract, and sure it's not ideal paying those 2 a combined $19M but u shed $2M and get a goal scorer for Marner who goes ghost in the playoffs. Matthews was dealing with something no doubt, and Nylander, despite all the **** about him not being worth his $7M and the worst, has shown come playoff time he's the best of the core and actually shows up. With the addition of O'Reilly in the trade deadline this year i think this group goes far provided they are all going. This notion that they aren't a playoff team is stupid, they came back down 3-2 against Tampa in game 3, 4-1 in game 4, and beat them in 6. Some bad bounces and Matthews, Marner, and Tavares going ghost-handicapped them against Florida. That group could definitely go far if Florida's squad can.

May 13, 2023 at 12:15 a.m.

#12

TJClutch

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Quoting: Cobster1047

Vancouver would add Myers and think about Marner to Canucks could play top line with petterson and kuzmenko also can would probably also add boeser and garland and then they’d accept

yeah, they aren't adding both Boeser and Garland to that trade. Maybe, maybe one, but not both + Miller.

May 13, 2023 at 12:29 a.m.

#13

Reason

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Quoting: HockeyIsMyPassion61

If Vancouver sheds Miller, It's to shed salary not take more on.

No team is giving up a 2nd in a very deep draft for a concussed goalie.

Normally I would agree with you, however Vancouver would make an exception in this case.

May 13, 2023 at 6:29 a.m.

#14

Aussie_Blackhawk

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Murray isn't a positive asset. Send over that 1st

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May 13, 2023 at 8:36 a.m.

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Hawksguy81

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Quoting: TJClutch

Take out the 2nd back to Toronto and the Hawks still decline. Why does Chicago want a G tandem with two guys who can't stay healthy for a 2nd year in a row? They don't. Hawks will roll w/ Mrazak and Soderblom in goal. And if the Hawk's did acquire Murray, they don't need retention. They'd want that Boston '23 1st for sure

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