Trading Murray and Signing Domi

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Created by: OldNYIfan

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 2, 2023

Published: Jul. 2, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

This ACGM is a companion piece to my contemporaneously-posted Murray-Samsonov tandem construction.

Two simple moves that go far towards solving the major issues facing the current roster:

1. Acquire free-agent Max Domi. This is an improvement on the existing top-6 (Domi is clearly an upgrade on Jarnkrok) and helps the third line, too.

2. Trade Matt Murray for cap space. (The return isn't important as long as the cost doesn't include a first-round draft pick or prime prospects Fraser Minten and Topi Niemela.) I've sent him to Winnipeg here because I think that the Jets are serious about trading Connor Hellebuyck while he still has maximum value. Connor Timmins and the third are sweeteners and Logan Stanley seems to be the odd man out in Manitoba. Stanley is not waivers-exempt but should be insurance against injury to a LhD (as an alternative to the recently-signed William Lagesson). I hate to trade Timmins but I think that in this context, it is necessary.

A third move is filling what I see as a weak spot at #3RW. I don't think that Lafferty or Reaves is the answer there so in the absence of anyone I see promotable from the Marlies I've signed another inexpensive free agent. Feel free to make any substitution you think would be superior; note that there's a budget of $3 million to do so via free agency or trade.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Samsonov, Ilya		3	$3,500,000
Stanley, Logan		1	$875,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Domi, Max		4	$3,500,000
Sundqvist, Oskar		2	$2,000,000

Trades

TOR

Stanley, Logan [RFA Rights]

WPG

Murray, Matt
Timmins, Conor
2025 3rd round pick (TOR)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$82,353,117	$0	$0	$1,146,883

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	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 2
Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Domi, Max $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, RW 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	Kämpf, David $2,400,000$2,400,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Sundqvist, Oskar $2,000,000$2,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 1	Holmberg, Pontus $800,000$800,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Lafferty, Sam $1,150,000$1,150,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 1
Steeves, Alex $834,167$834,167 LW, RW RFA - 1		Reaves, Ryan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Brodie, TJ $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	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	Klingberg, John $4,150,000$4,150,000 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
Stanley, Logan $875,000$875,000 LD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1

Jul. 2, 2023 at 3:50 p.m.

Windjammer

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The Jets are good on cap dumps. I don't think they're looking for any.

Jul. 2, 2023 at 4:04 p.m.

LeafsFanForSomeReason

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Honestly not sure about Domi being a clear upgrade on Jarnkrok - at least in the sense of what the Leafs need. I think he's one of the more overrated players out there. Jarnkrok outstrips Domi's 5v5 goal production over the last 3 years and doesn't trail far behind on a P/60 basis. Domi is also one of the worst defensive forwards in the league whereas Jarny is well above average.

Jul. 2, 2023 at 4:23 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: Windjammer

The Jets are good on cap dumps. I don't think they're looking for any.

As usual, you missed the point of why Winnipeg might be interested in Murray.

Missed the point entirely -- it has nothing whatsoever to do with cap dumps.

Jul. 2, 2023 at 4:28 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: LeafsFanForSomeReason

Since when does Jarnkrok play center?

The whole idea here is to move Tavares to wing.

Jul. 2, 2023 at 4:33 p.m.

LeafsFanForSomeReason

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Since when does Jarnkrok play center?

The whole idea here is to move Tavares to wing.

He's an all 3 fwd positions guy. Not that I'd want him playing 2C, but I wouldn't want Domi there either, so.

Regardless, my only point was to challenge the idea that Domi is a clear upgrade over Jarnkrok. Definitely more talented and has the potential to be, but I've never been a big fan of the guy. Like I said, I think he's overrated.

Hope I turn out to be wrong if they sign him.

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Jul. 2, 2023 at 4:41 p.m.

Stavros99

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Nice job. Only issue is Murray would have to agree to waive but nonetheless one of the better TML roster constructions I've seen here of late! You sure you're not a Leafs fan? Lol

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Jul. 2, 2023 at 4:49 p.m.

Windjammer

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

As usual, you missed the point of why Winnipeg might be interested in Murray.

Missed the point entirely -- it has nothing whatsoever to do with cap dumps.

Is it anything like how you personally told us that the Kings had no interest in PLD and wouldn't even do Kupari straight up for him?

It sounds like, as usual, you have no realistic idea of what your own team needs and wants so obviously you have no clue what any other team needs or wants. Maybe learn a little about your own favorite team first before you foray into areas where you have less than zero knowledge.

Jul. 2, 2023 at 5:33 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: Windjammer

Being wrong isn't being blind homerism. I'm still convinced -- more today after I've already started to see the effects that the Dubois trade have begun to make on the Kings -- that this acquisition will go down as the worst mistake any Los Angeles GM has ever made.

In contrast, being wrong because you can't overcome your own biases long enough to see what people are trying to direct your attention to is homerism.

Jul. 2, 2023 at 9:58 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: Windjammer

Is it anything like how you personally told us that the Kings had no interest in PLD and wouldn't even do Kupari straight up for him?

By the way, it would be interesting to all of us of you could provide us a link to the "time" I "personally told" everyone that I "wouldn't do Kupari straight up for" Dubois, because I don't ever recall even thinking such a thing, let alone writing it. I did say that I wouldn't trade Quinton Byfield for Dubois straight up, so maybe that's the source of your statement, because confusing Byfield for Kupari is a mistake you're quite capable of making. I assume that the error was inadvertent -- we all would hate it if you had lied about something I said.

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