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Created by: GMcC

Team: 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 13, 2024

Published: Feb. 13, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

With the trades I have made in this team I’m not convinced it’s the answer to winning a Stanley Cup however, I believe the trades put the Maple Leafs in a better position now with added depth scoring, a more solid top line RD and some added puck movement from defence. The deals also put the team in a better position for following years by removing bad contracts and having more control financially.

There’s still over $1M left in cap space on this roster which could be utilised further however with the Maple Leafs not looking to trade their top prospects and my trades removing all of the early draft picks, a more complicated trade would probably be required which may need to wait until the trade deadline in case anyone new becomes available.

The Cap space leftover also allows for one more player to be called up from the Marlies as this roster only has 22 players currently.

Trades

TOR

2024 3rd round pick (CAR)

CAR

Jones, Martin

Additional Details:

With this deal I’m trying to sell high on Jones, there may be potential to get more if teams start fighting over him. This deal would have to wait though and see how Woll is when he comes back from injury.

TOR

2025 4th round pick (NYR)

CHI

Brodie, TJ ($1,000,000 retained)
Reaves, Ryan
Timmins, Conor

Additional Details:

I see this deal as Toronto clearing salary cap and contracts for the next couple of years. Chicago add usable players with term and possibly being able to flip Brodie at the trade deadline for more than the 4th given up in this trade, the Leafs also retain $1M to help with a future trade.

TOR

Duehr, Walker
Tanev, Christopher
2024 4th round pick (NJD)

CGY

Gregor, Noah
2024 1st round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

With this trade Toronto would reluctantly have to give up the 1st round pick. Since the Leafs wouldn’t require salary retention I’ve added a 4th from the Flames, a conditional pick being the worst of their two available. Gregor and Duehr are just a swap from a left winger to right winger to balance out the fourth line and potentially give both players a fresh start in a new city, Duehr also has 1 more year left after this season at a manageable cap hit.

TOR

Voracek, Jakub

ARI

Kämpf, David
2024 6th round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

The reasoning behind this move is to give Toronto more flexibility by taking away 4 years of Kampf. This move gives Arizona a player with term at a reasonable cap hit while trading Voracek, a player who is owed $7.5M this season helps a team that struggles financially. Voracek’s value can easily be consumed by the Maple Leafs organisation.

TOR

PHI

Niemelä, Topi
2024 3rd round pick (NYI)
2026 1st round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

By clearing cap space and roster spots from earlier trades, this move allows the Maple Leafs to and a couple of Flyers who can hopefully add more than the outgoing players. The max rumoured ask for Walker is a 2nd and trade ideas of Frost and a pick for Robertson have led me to come up with what I see as fair value. I would like to keep Robertson in my Roster and have added Niemela, a right handed defence prospect instead.

Retained Salary Transactions

TJ Brodie: $1,000,000 (20%)

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	$83,500,000	$78,881,450	$0	$0	$4,618,550

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
Bertuzzi, Tyler $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 2	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW NMC UFA - 1
Domi, Max $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Frost, Morgan $2,100,000$2,100,000 C RFA - 2	Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
McMann, Bobby $762,500$762,500 RW, LW UFA - 1	Holmberg, Pontus $800,000$800,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Duehr, Walker $825,000$825,000 RW UFA - 2
Robertson, Nicholas $796,667$796,667 LW, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Tanev, Christopher $1,125,000$1,125,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 2
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Walker, Sean $2,650,000$2,650,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Samsonov, Ilya $3,550,000$3,550,000 G UFA - 1
Benoit, Simon $775,000$775,000 LD UFA - 1	Liljegren, Timothy $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA - 1
Giordano, Mark $800,000$800,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Muzzin, Jake $5,625,000$5,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1
		Murray, Matt $4,687,500$4,687,500 G M-NTC UFA - 1
		Klingberg, John $4,150,000$4,150,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
		Voracek, Jakub $8,250,000$8,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Feb. 13 at 6:49 p.m.

Caniac2000

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Canes pass. Martin's not that good, and he's not worth a 3rd

Feb. 13 at 6:52 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Philadelphia is on the upswing and might make the playoffs this season. As a result, I don't see them trading Morgan Frost, who seems to be improving almost daily.

Feb. 13 at 6:53 p.m.

GMcC

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Edited Feb. 13 at 7:16 p.m.

Quoting: Caniac2000

Canes pass. Martin's not that good, and he's not worth a 3rd

I could’ve picked from multiple teams, Carolina was just the team I ended up choosing. For his Cap hit and numbers this year I think a lot of people will be surprised at what he could bring in a trade.

Feb. 13 at 6:56 p.m.

SlickWilly

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Hawks are not paying a 3rd for that.

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Feb. 13 at 6:56 p.m.

GMcC

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Edited Feb. 13 at 7:16 p.m.

Quoting: OldNYIfan

Philadelphia is on the upswing and might make the playoffs this season. As a result, I don't see them trading Morgan Frost, who seems to be improving almost daily.

The trade for Frost is due to him being on a number of trade boards, I wouldn’t be opposed to the 3rd being replaced with a prospect.

Feb. 13 at 6:56 p.m.

Hawksguy81

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Hawks obviously decline. Trading a 3rd on the off chance they might get a 2nd for Brodie at the TDL isn't realistic. Reaves is a cap dump. And Timmins has no value to the Hawks. This trade is beyond bad for Chicago.

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Feb. 13 at 6:58 p.m.

GMcC

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To be honest the Blackhawks deal is a salary and roster space dump. I still think a 3rd is fair especially if Brodie is flipped at the deadline.

Feb. 13 at 7:03 p.m.

bwhsocal

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1 AZ isnt looking for a past prime 4C for 3 more years
2 vorachek salary is paid by insurance and he is done is couple months so doesnt help AZ

Feb. 13 at 7:04 p.m.

SlickWilly

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Quoting: GMcC

To be honest the Blackhawks deal is a salary and roster space dump. I still think a 3rd is fair especially if Brodie is flipped at the deadline.

The only valuable asset there is Brodie. Paying a 3rd to take on Reaves and Timmins as well for the chance we could MAYBE flip him for a 2nd at the deadline isnt a risk they need to take.

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Feb. 13 at 7:07 p.m.

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GMcC

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Edited Feb. 13 at 7:14 p.m.

Quoting: bwhsocal

1 AZ isnt looking for a past prime 4C for 3 more years
2 vorachek salary is paid by insurance and he is done is couple months so doesnt help AZ

The Kampf trade I believe is an interesting idea, I didn’t realise that insurance covered Voracek’s salary. I’d be open to removing the 7th from Arizona and adding a 5th or 6th from Toronto to get the deal through.

Feb. 13 at 7:09 p.m.

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Bast

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Flames accept.

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Feb. 13 at 7:11 p.m.

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GMcC

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Quoting: SlickWilly

The only valuable asset there is Brodie. Paying a 3rd to take on Reaves and Timmins as well for the chance we could MAYBE flip him for a 2nd at the deadline isnt a risk they need to take.

If Brodie sorts his game out between now and the deadline I think he could bring in a 2nd and 4th, potentially more if the Leafs retain some of his contract maybe up to $1M leaving the Blackhawks in a position where they could retain as well.

Feb. 13 at 7:13 p.m.

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GMcC

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Quoting: Bast

Flames accept.

Would you say the 1st gets this done alone or is the 4th required?

Feb. 13 at 7:14 p.m.

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klassic

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Quoting: GMcC

Or the Hawks could keep their 3rd and not wish on magic beans.

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Feb. 13 at 7:20 p.m.

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GMcC

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Quoting: klassic

Or the Hawks could keep their 3rd and not wish on magic beans.

As I’ve mentioned previously the deals mainly a Cap dump I just think Brodie is worth something

Feb. 13 at 7:23 p.m.

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klassic

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Quoting: GMcC

As I’ve mentioned previously the deals mainly a Cap dump I just think Brodie is worth something

If you think it is a cap dump then you gotta pay to dump that salary. Brodie is worth something sure. But a 33yo UFA does not have value to a last place team like the Hawks. Reaves has negative value, and Timmons is meh at best.

So you are not getting a 3rd from Hawks, and you are gonna need to include probably 2 3rds to take your cap dumps

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Feb. 13 at 7:26 p.m.

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GMcC

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Quoting: klassic

If you think it is a cap dump then you gotta pay to dump that salary.

I think Brodie is worth a 2nd that’s why I’m taking the 3rd especially if Toronto retained some of his salary to help the Blackhawks deal him at the deadline. This roster as it stands with the trades has just over $2M left over in Cap space so retaining isn’t a problem.

Feb. 13 at 7:26 p.m.

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Bast

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Quoting: GMcC

Would you say the 1st gets this done alone or is the 4th required?

I think that a 1st gets you Tanev + 50% retention.

Duehr is a throw in, you could've had him on waivers a couple of weeks back.

That's all subjective though, obviously I hope the Flames get more, but I value Tanev as 2 x 2nds or a 2nd + B prospect (like Brzustewicz).

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Feb. 13 at 7:28 p.m.

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klassic

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Quoting: GMcC

I edited above as you were posting this reply. Brodie is not worth anything to the Hawks as a 33yo UFA. Trade him to a contender if you want rid of his salary.

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Feb. 13 at 7:33 p.m.

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GMcC

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Quoting: klassic

I edited above as you were posting this reply. Brodie is not worth anything to the Hawks as a 33yo UFA. Trade him to a contender if you want rid of his salary.

Can’t disagree with anything you’ve said I’m just going off the potential to make more off him than what they’ve paid, plus I don’t see Timmins and Reaves as massive cap dumps just the culmination of them and Brodie. I’ll be editing the roster after reading a few comments to align it more with what the general consensus is as I think the deals are not far off what’s possible.

Feb. 13 at 7:36 p.m.

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JK74

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Quoting: GMcC

Then skip the middle man and find a team that could actually use Brodie. Then send Reaves to the Marlies and poof cap hits disappear. Chicago is the wrong team to be paying for scraps they don't need. Actually I don't see any team paying for scraps they don't need.

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Feb. 13 at 7:48 p.m.

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GMcC

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Quoting: JK74

The reason for a middle man is due to the fact that most teams looking for a player like Brodie can’t afford his cap hit. If the Leafs retained $1m in this deal then it would allow the Blackhawks to retain some more making his Cap Hit more attractive to potential suitors. Reaves and Timmins are included in this deal from the Leafs perspective to reduce allocated money next year and in Reaves case the year after.

Feb. 13 at 7:49 p.m.

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I'm not sure where you saw that the top ask for Walker is a 2nd, but it is widely known that they want a 1st for Walker. For Frost, it's unlikely he gets moved. If he would it would have to be a massive overpay, he is playing extremely well rn.

Feb. 13 at 7:50 p.m.

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boltsfan71

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Philly passes

Feb. 13 at 8:08 p.m.

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evelutions2

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Quoting: GMcC

Alright then, is Martin Jones better than Adin Hill was when he got sent to Vegas? Cause if memory serves correctly, Hill went for a 4th, which considering the differences between the 2, Jones would be lucky to get a 4th.

Guys like Vladar and Jones in all likelihood going to go for a 5th/6th rounder.

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