Realistic Leafs in 25-26

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Created by: scotttieee

Team: 2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 9, 2024

Published: Jan. 9, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Tried not to do anything too crazy and make it a conservative approach. Domi & Tanev are likely 3 year deals but signed this offseason. I thought there would be more room but it gets pretty tight after re-signing Marner. Everyone says this is the year we have lots of flexibility but it still feels like a cap crunch. Tell me where i went too high/low on the deals.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Woll, Joseph	4	$5,000,000
Hildeby, Dennis	3	$1,100,000
Knies, Matthew	4	$5,000,000
Liljegren, Timothy	3	$3,400,000
Benoit, Simon	3	$1,700,000
Holmberg, Pontus	2	$1,100,000
Gregor, Noah	2	$1,700,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Marner, Mitchell	8	$12,000,000
Tavares, John	3	$4,500,000
Domi, Max	2	$3,000,000
Gavrikov, Vladislav	4	$5,250,000
Tanev, Christopher	2	$3,500,000
McCabe, Jake	2	$4,000,000

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
20	$90,000,000	$89,981,666	$0	$0	$18,334

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Knies, Matthew $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW RFA	Matthews, Auston $13,250,000$13,250,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Marner, Mitchell $12,000,000$12,000,000 RW UFA
Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Tavares, John $4,500,000$4,500,000 C, LW UFA	Nylander, William $11,500,000$11,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 7
Minten, Fraser $845,833$845,833 C, LW RFA - 1	Domi, Max $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW UFA	Cowan, Easton $935,833$935,833 LW, C RFA - 1
Holmberg, Pontus $1,100,000$1,100,000 C, LW RFA	Kämpf, David $2,400,000$2,400,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Gregor, Noah $1,700,000$1,700,000 LW, RW RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 5	Liljegren, Timothy $3,400,000$3,400,000 RD RFA	Woll, Joseph $5,000,000$5,000,000 G RFA
Gavrikov, Vladislav $5,250,000$5,250,000 LD UFA	Tanev, Christopher $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA	Hildeby, Dennis $1,100,000$1,100,000 G RFA
Benoit, Simon $1,700,000$1,700,000 LD UFA - 2	McCabe, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD/RD UFA

Jan. 9 at 1:22 p.m.

ALjet12

Joined: Jun. 2018

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You can't even field a full roster

Jan. 9 at 1:23 p.m.

palhal

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There has to better 4m Dmen than McCabe. Lets hope Kokkanen and/or Niemela make the team on defence. Also I think Tverberg has great chance at wing.
But pretty realistic lineup you proposed, though a 22 man roster is better.

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Jan. 9 at 4:31 p.m.

jaok3

Marner rocks

Joined: Jun. 2021

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Quoting: palhal

Vlad is a good pickup. Is Vlad, Tanev and 2 rookies going to put them to the conference final, l don't think so. Jankrok and Kampf have to be cap casualties. Holmberg and Cowan or Minten have to take over that role. 3rd pairing d-men can't get 4M.

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