Marner walks JT take scrapes

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Created by: jaok3

Team: 2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 7, 2024

Published: Jan. 7, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

JT wants a real run at a ring, he isn't moving his family so he takes what the team can give him. Leafs go for some top tear d-men and let Marner walk.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Knies, Matthew	2	$3,750,000
Hildeby, Dennis	2	$1,000,000
Woll, Joseph	3	$4,500,000
Liljegren, Timothy	1	$3,500,000
Benoit, Simon	1	$1,000,000
Niemelä, Topi	2	$1,400,000
Holmberg, Pontus	2	$900,000
Kokkonen, Mikko	1	$846,667
Gregor, Noah	2	$900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ekblad, Aaron	5	$9,000,000
Gavrikov, Vladislav	5	$7,250,000
Nylander, William	8	$11,500,000
Kolesar, Keegan	3	$1,750,000
Frederic, Trent	5	$5,000,000
Nelson, Brock	3	$7,000,000
DeBrusk, Jake	4	$5,000,000
Tavares, John	1	$2,300,000

Trades

TOR

2026 6th round pick (SEA)

SEA

Kämpf, David

Buried

Ryan Reaves: $200,000 ($1,350,000)

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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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$91,500,000	$91,428,333	$0	$0	$71,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tavares, John $2,300,000$2,300,000 C, LW UFA	Matthews, Auston $13,250,000$13,250,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Nylander, William $11,500,000$11,500,000 RW UFA - 7
Knies, Matthew $3,750,000$3,750,000 LW, RW RFA	Nelson, Brock $7,000,000$7,000,000 C, LW UFA	DeBrusk, Jake $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW UFA
Frederic, Trent $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA	Minten, Fraser $845,833$845,833 C, LW RFA - 1	Cowan, Easton $935,833$935,833 LW, C RFA - 1
Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Holmberg, Pontus $900,000$900,000 C, LW RFA	Kolesar, Keegan $1,750,000$1,750,000 RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 5	Ekblad, Aaron $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA	Woll, Joseph $4,500,000$4,500,000 G RFA
Gavrikov, Vladislav $7,250,000$7,250,000 LD UFA	Liljegren, Timothy $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD RFA	Hildeby, Dennis $1,000,000$1,000,000 G RFA
Benoit, Simon $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD UFA - 2	Niemelä, Topi $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Kokkonen, Mikko $846,667$846,667 LD RFA
Gregor, Noah $900,000$900,000 LW, RW RFA

Jan. 7 at 10:51 p.m.

SociallyHawkward

Joined: Apr. 2019

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I agree that Tavares will take a big paycut for the good of the team but I bet that the number is closer to 2-3 years at 5 mil.

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Jan. 7 at 10:53 p.m.

palhal

LongtimeLeafsufferer

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Posts: 59,813

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Nelson at age 34 getting a three year contract. The cap goes up for everyone, Signing lower players for now much more than the current minimum probably isn't enough to retain them.

Tavares isn't taking "scrapes" when guys like Nelson and Frederick get overpaid.

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Jan. 7 at 11:03 p.m.

GM_SZK

Puckhead

Joined: Sep. 2023

Posts: 1,232

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Assuming a scrape is less than a scrap I still think this is high for JT and I doubt he has a shot at a ring with this mostly overpaid lot. Also no chance Tavares can play on a top line with those two…he is pretty much a 3/4C FOGO by then.

I do love letting Marner walk though and am curious to see what he can get as a UFA. I don’t see him having the same cachet as Willy Styles.

Jan. 7 at 11:26 p.m.

Saskleaf

Go leafs go

Joined: Apr. 2020

Posts: 13,313

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Quoting: SociallyHawkward

I agree that Tavares will take a big paycut for the good of the team but I bet that the number is closer to 2-3 years at 5 mil.

Agreed. I could see him taking the same deal O’Rielly signed with the preds. Or potentially 5 mil at 2-3 years.

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Jan. 8 at 12:53 a.m.

Boltsradynasty

Miss YA Killer

Joined: Jun. 2022

Posts: 3,834

Likes: 1,445

Ekblad doesn't consider the leafs He Hated them growing up!! That Tavares is funny seriously if the leafs offer that little they're a complete 💩 organization.

Jan. 8 at 12:54 a.m.

NorthernLeafsFan05

Amirov Forever