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Created by: arman2002k

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 20, 2023

Published: Jun. 20, 2023

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It’s now or never with this team. If this team can’t win a cup, then it’s time to blow it all up. Conor Hellebuyck is a superstar goalie, I would argue that he has been the best goalie of the last 5 years, if you consider what team he’s played on. With a superstar goalie. This team would be unstoppable. I have no doubt this team would have 60+ wins with Hellebuyck. This team would win the cup without ever playing a game 7. Anyone who thinks otherwise has not seen what Hellebuyck is capable of. Goaltending is the most important position. Having a great goalie not only results in less goals against. It also leads to more goals for, because a timely save can always shift the momentum, and make the team push harder. It’s evident, and it’s no secret that teams with less Shots on Goals have a higher winning percentage, I think that statistic alone is reflective on how important it is to have an elite goaltender. Above all else. Goalies steal games, goalies steal series. There is no question about it. Leafs should push all their chips forward to getting Hellebuyck. Even if it’s only for one season. Hellebuyck having a 920 SV% on a team like Winnipeg! Just imagine what he is capable of on a team like Toronto!

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Samsonov, Ilya		2	$2,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bunting, Michael	7	$4,000,000
Acciari, Noel	1	$775,000
O'Reilly, Ryan	6	$4,775,000
Parise, Zach	1	$775,000
Schenn, Luke	5	$3,500,000
Brown, Connor	2	$3,250,000
Soucy, Carson	3	$1,900,000
Sheary, Conor	4	$2,000,000

Trades

TOR

Hellebuyck, Connor ($3,000,000 retained)

WPG

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
20	$83,500,000	$82,288,950	$0	$0	$1,211,050

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bunting, Michael $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW UFA - 3	Matthews, Auston $11,640,250$11,640,250 C NMC UFA - 1	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW NMC UFA - 1
Sheary, Conor $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	O'Reilly, Ryan $4,775,000$4,775,000 C UFA - 4	Brown, Connor $3,250,000$3,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Parise, Zach $775,000$775,000 LW UFA - 1	Lafferty, Sam $1,150,000$1,150,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 1	Acciari, Noel $775,000$775,000 C, RW UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Schenn, Luke $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 3	Hellebuyck, Connor $3,166,667$3,166,667 G NMC 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
Giordano, Mark $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1	Liljegren, Timothy $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
		Murray, Matt $4,687,500$4,687,500 G M-NTC UFA - 1
		Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Timmins, Conor $1,100,000$1,100,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD RFA - 2

Jun. 20, 2023 at 4:53 p.m.

mmccRed198913

Joined: Jun. 2022

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3 mil retention for a used diaper of a trade package

Jun. 20, 2023 at 5:37 p.m.

AyyPavy

leaf fan

Joined: Jun. 2021

Posts: 589

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All happy until you have to sign him for 10X8 till he’s a grandpa.

Jun. 20, 2023 at 5:38 p.m.

arman2002k

Thread Starter

Vancouver Canucks

Joined: Aug. 2018

Posts: 125

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Edited Jun. 20, 2023 at 5:44 p.m.

Quoting: mmccRed198913

3 mil retention for a used diaper of a trade package

What on earth are you talking about. This trade is an easy yes for Cheveldayoff. This team is literally OP, and easily the best and most realistic Armchair GM roster on this site by far. How about some damn acknowledgement for once?

Funny how you get 20+ comments whenever you make a bad team, but when you make a flawless team like this one. One that is within grasps. Zero comments, but then there still has to be at least one dude that slides into the comment board spewing utter nonesense.

We both know 2 first rounders, Samsanov, and Robertson is one hell of an offer for one year of Hellebuyck. Samsanov is an RFA. That alone makes the deal worth looking at for Winnipeg. Then you have 3 years of a defensemen that can play top four minutes as well.

Jun. 20, 2023 at 5:43 p.m.

arman2002k

Thread Starter

Vancouver Canucks

Joined: Aug. 2018

Posts: 125

Likes: 8

Quoting: AyyPavy

All happy until you have to sign him for 10X8 till he’s a grandpa.

Yeah the Leafs can’t and won’t Re-sign him. Joseph Woll is Toronto’s future goalie. Hellebuyck is a rental. In case you don’t know what a rental is. It’s when a playoff team trades for a player on an expiring contract with the hopes of that player helping their post-season run.

Jun. 20, 2023 at 5:46 p.m.

mmccRed198913

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Hahahahahaha. I see one first rounder 2024, a guy who is consistently injured, an RFA goalie and a defensemen.

Incredibly bad and then on top of that 3 mil in retention. Plus it’s the leafs so there’s a good chance that will be a very late first rounder because despite failure in the playoffs, very good regular season team.

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:04 p.m.

CoachCoach

Joined: Jul. 2022

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**** HE GOT ME....

TOUCHE

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:35 p.m.

arman2002k

Thread Starter

Vancouver Canucks

Joined: Aug. 2018

Posts: 125

Likes: 8

Quoting: mmccRed198913

It’s 1 season of Hellebuyck as a UFA. 1 season. Not 5, not 4, not 3, not 2, just 1. Not only that, but Hellebuyck has made it clear that he has no interest in being part of the Jets team going forward. The only way Cheveldayoff says no to this deal is if some team gives him a better offer. Which could happen but not likely. Considering how most of these playoff teams have their goaltending situation already figured out. There’s only a small handful of teams that would be willing to give up this much for a rental Conor Hellebuyck. It certainly won’t be Buffalo, they’re not even at a playoff contending level yet.

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:39 p.m.

arman2002k

Thread Starter

Vancouver Canucks

Joined: Aug. 2018

Posts: 125

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Quoting: mmccRed198913

That RFA goalie alone, makes the trade worthwhile. That piece alone. Samsanov is no slouch, he’s a great starter. The Leafs are more likely than not to keep him, the trade would look really bad for Toronto unless they win a Stanley Cup.

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