Take a step back to take 2 steps forward

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Created by: JeffGorton

Team: 2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 14, 2024

Published: Feb. 14, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Now the trades are missing pieces like draft picks and minor stuff like that but the core of the trades should look like this

Leafs fans will probably lose it but yall need to retool for 1 year, get whatever assets you can for expiring contracts and get younger. Matthews, Nylander and Rielly all signed long term so dont have to worry about wasting a year or 2 trying to fix the roster

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kakko, Kaapo	2	$2,000,000
Schneider, Braden	2	$3,000,000
Liljegren, Timothy	2	$3,000,000
Robertson, Nicholas	2	$2,000,000
Benoit, Simon	2	$2,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Hanifin, Noah		7	$7,500,000
McCarron, Michael		2	$1,500,000

Trades

TOR

Kakko, Kaapo [RFA Rights]
Schneider, Braden [RFA Rights]

NYR

Tavares, John ($5,500,000 retained)

TOR

ANA

Marner, Mitchell

Additional Details:

Extended after trade

Retained Salary Transactions

John Tavares: $5,500,000 (50%)

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
23	$87,500,000	$84,919,668	$0	$0	$2,580,332

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $13,250,000$13,250,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Kakko, Kaapo $2,000,000$2,000,000 RW RFA
Robertson, Nicholas $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW RFA	Zegras, Trevor $5,750,000$5,750,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Nylander, William $11,500,000$11,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 8
Minten, Fraser $816,667$816,667 C, LW RFA - 3	Cowan, Easton $904,667$904,667 LW, C RFA - 3	Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Hirvonen, Roni $856,667$856,667 LW RFA - 1	Kämpf, David $2,400,000$2,400,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	McCarron, Michael $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, C UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 6	Schneider, Braden $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD RFA	Gibson, John $6,400,000$6,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Hanifin, Noah $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD UFA - 8	Liljegren, Timothy $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD RFA	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 1
Benoit, Simon $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD UFA - 3	McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Reaves, Ryan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 2
Timmins, Conor $1,100,000$1,100,000 RD RFA - 1
Holmberg, Pontus $800,000$800,000 C, LW RFA - 1

Feb. 14 at 11:13 p.m.

palhal

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The Leafs aren't any better. No way centre Minten is NHL ready in October, nor Hirovonen. Cowan is a winger and it's a big jump for him to the NHL. Ain't no way Kakko takes a deduction in pay or is he a first liner.

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Feb. 14 at 11:16 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Not even the wildest Ducks fan thinks that Mitch Marner wants to play for Anaheim for 6 seasons or more.

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Feb. 14 at 11:18 p.m.

JeffGorton

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Jeff Gorton

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Not even the wildest Ducks fan thinks that Mitch Marner wants to play for Anaheim for 6 seasons or more.

Hed be on one of the best teams future wise. Ducks are gonna be a powerhouse in like 3 years

Feb. 14 at 11:19 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Not even the wildest Ducks fan thinks that Mitch Marner wants to play for Anaheim for 6 seasons or more.

Hi bud. Gonna be interesting on where Marner lands in 25/26. If it's just $$$$, I think won't be the Leafs. But what team wants to spend that cap on a winger???

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Feb. 14 at 11:20 p.m.

JeffGorton

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Jeff Gorton

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Quoting: palhal

You seem to ignore the take a step back for 2 steps forward. They arent supposed to compete with this roster. And Kakko does take a pay cut because hes barely an NHL caliber player rn. But he has the intangibles to be a solid player next to Matthews.

This team in 2 years would be an improvement to the team that stays mediocre because they think they need to spend 45m on 4 forwards

Feb. 14 at 11:26 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: palhal

Hi bud. Gonna be interesting on where Marner lands in 25/26. If it's just $$$$, I think won't be the Leafs. But what team wants to spend that cap on a winger???

I meant to tell you that my Julie went to join your Carol on the 17th. We'll be planting a tree for her next to Carol's in the spring.

God bless you all there.

Feb. 14 at 11:32 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: JeffGorton

I'm confused. In two years, the Leafs have the choice how spend about 23m with Tavares and Marner gone via UFA, so no that don't have to spend 45m on four forwards. Certainly doesn't mean that want to spend about 12m on Gibson and Zebras. Plus the NMCs might come into any trade with Marner and Gibosn.
Virtually all teams spend to the cap, and many of them aren't any better than the Leafs. So what's the point about he Leafs spend 45m on four forwards? Haven't the Rangers been just as medicore lately, with just a bit difference approach to cap allottment?

Feb. 14 at 11:37 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

I meant to tell you that my Julie went to join your Carol on the 17th. We'll be planting a tree for her next to Carol's in the spring.

God bless you all there.

Sorry to hear about your Julie. Seems that the two of you had a great life together. Best wishes to you and you loved ones.

By the way, I don't think I've told you. The picture of you and Carol's marker is on the front page of my computer. So I see you and Carol memory daily.

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Feb. 14 at 11:52 p.m.

Jded

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Gibby doesn’t waive for TOR. Marner doesn’t waive for ANA. And ANA doesn’t want Marner’s contract demands impacting their baseline for signing all their young stars. We’ll happily keep Z on his sub $6M deal

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Feb. 14 at 11:53 p.m.

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OldNYIfan

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Quoting: palhal

That's wonderful to know. You made my day!

Feb. 15 at 12:22 a.m.

#11

Terrifiedofeveryone

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Quoting: JeffGorton

Schrödinger’s Kakko is simultaneously barely an NHL player, and also a good candidate to play wing with Matthews.

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Feb. 15 at 12:36 a.m.

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AG_sweden

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NYR says go get lost. We don't want any part of Tavares, with any combination of players going to TOR. And Tavares clearly wants to be a leaf so that's where he belongs.

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Feb. 15 at 1:07 a.m.

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Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan

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Rangers need RW and LHD.

Feb. 15 at 6:58 a.m.

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GeneralLandro

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Gibson says no Verbeek’s says no Marner says no

Everyone says no

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