SalarySwishSalarySwish
Forums/Armchair-GM

Bigger and Stronger

Created by: TMLBRIAN
Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 8, 2023
Published: Jun. 8, 2023
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Matthews extends 12m x 8 years

Focused on getting bigger and tougher overall. But I really wanted some size in our top 6. Wilson would add that. Of course Washington get the better player but we need a guy like Wilson and I think Washington needs more skill if they want to make the playoffs.

We sacrifice some skill, to become bigger. This team still easily makes the playoffs but would be a lot hard to play against in the playoffs.

Thoughts?
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$3,500,000
3$850,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$4,000,000
4$2,000,000
2$1,100,000
2$1,500,000
6$5,000,000
1$1,000,000
2$1,500,000
2$3,000,000
Trades
1.
TOR
  1. Wilson, Tom
  2. 2023 2nd round pick (WSH)
2.
TOR
  1. 2023 3rd round pick (NJD)
3.
TOR
  1. 2023 4th round pick (DAL)
  2. 2024 3rd round pick (DAL)
Buyouts
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
Logo of the BOS
Logo of the WSH
Logo of the NJD
Logo of the DAL
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the TOR
2024
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the NYI
Logo of the DAL
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the CHI
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the OTT
2025
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the CHI
Logo of the TOR
Logo of the TOR
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$83,500,000$83,489,084$0$0$10,916
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$925,000$925,000
LW, RW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$11,640,250$11,640,250
C
NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$10,903,000$10,903,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 2
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 5
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$4,000,000$4,000,000
C
UFA - 4
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$5,166,667$5,166,667
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$11,000,000$11,000,000
C, LW
NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$2,000,000$2,000,000
C
UFA - 4
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$1,500,000$1,500,000
C, RW
UFA - 3
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$1,150,000$1,150,000
RW, C, LW
UFA - 1
$1,500,000$1,500,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
$1,000,000$1,000,000
RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$850,000$850,000
C, LW
RFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$7,500,000$7,500,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$1,100,000$1,100,000
RD
UFA - 3
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$3,500,000$3,500,000
G
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 1
$3,000,000$3,000,000
RD
UFA - 3
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$766,667$766,667
G
RFA - 2
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$1,400,000$1,400,000
RD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$800,000$800,000
LD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$1,100,000$1,100,000
RD
RFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$5,625,000$5,625,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 1

Embed Code

  • To display this team on another website or blog, add this iFrame to the appropriate page
  • Customize the height attribute in the iFrame code below to fit your website appropriately. Minimum recommended: 400px.

Text-Embed

Click to Highlight
Jun. 8, 2023 at 1:25 p.m.
#1
Always have 2018
Avatar of the user
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 2,103
Likes: 964
Wilson wont be moved
Jun. 8, 2023 at 1:28 p.m.
#2
Avatar of the user
Joined: Jan. 2023
Posts: 324
Likes: 58
This team couldn’t score more than 2 goals a single team in the second round. But yeah, let’s trade our best scoring winger for some hits. Absurd
Jun. 8, 2023 at 1:29 p.m.
#3
Thread Starter
Avatar of the user
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 9,691
Likes: 4,235
Quoting: perrystreett
Wilson wont be moved


What do you suggest Washington does to make the playoffs? They need to upgrade their roster some how. Nylander is a decent upgrade over Wilson, even though Wilson brings an element that very few do.
Jun. 8, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.
#4
xt0msx12 on X
Avatar of the user
Joined: Jun. 2016
Posts: 5,511
Likes: 2,477
Quoting: TMLBRIAN
What do you suggest Washington does to make the playoffs? They need to upgrade their roster some how. Nylander is a decent upgrade over Wilson, even though Wilson brings an element that very few do.


Swapping wilson for Nylander doesn’t move the needle. It objectively makes the team better offensively, but we lose a ton defensively and physically. There are better avenues the caps can take to upgrade the team, like moving out mantha and bringing in someone else with that cap space.
All_Knowing and M_Swann liked this.
Jun. 8, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.
#5
Avatar of the user
Joined: Aug. 2020
Posts: 1,779
Likes: 1,113
Quoting: TMLBRIAN
What do you suggest Washington does to make the playoffs? They need to upgrade their roster some how. Nylander is a decent upgrade over Wilson, even though Wilson brings an element that very few do.


They will look to move prospects (Lap, Chesley, Iorio, maybe McM) and picks (including the one(s) they get from Kuzy trade if that is the route they go) to acquire 1-2 top-6 wingers. After moving Mantha (and possibly Kuzy), Caps should have plenty of space to work.

If all goes according to the rumored "plan", Caps could look something like this:

Ovi-Strome-Wilson
[Winger]-McM-Brown (or another top-6 winger)
Milano-Backy-Oshie
Protas-Dowd-NAK

Defense and Goalies are set
M_Swann liked this.
Jun. 8, 2023 at 2:19 p.m.
#6
Skip skibbity
Avatar of the user
Joined: Oct. 2016
Posts: 2,549
Likes: 985
I counter with a Rasmus Sandin Caps t-shirt for a stuffed Carlton the Bear
Jun. 8, 2023 at 2:34 p.m.
#7
Thread Starter
Avatar of the user
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 9,691
Likes: 4,235
Quoting: BoringBrianMacLellan
I counter with a Rasmus Sandin Caps t-shirt for a stuffed Carlton the Bear


accept. I miss Sandin.

Did you ever see the clip of him completely blowing up Wheeler? You should youtube Sandin on Wheelers if not. You will love him even more.
 
Reply
To create a post please Login or Register
Question:
Options:
Add Option
Submit Poll