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Created by: Hockey_Hippy

Team: 2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 25, 2024

Published: Mar. 25, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ellis, Max	2	$775,000
Gregor, Noah	1	$775,000
Lajoie, Maxime	1	$775,000
Robertson, Nicholas	2	$1,200,000
Steeves, Alex	2	$850,000
Liljegren, Timothy	2	$2,500,000
Dewar, Connor	2	$900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Domi, Max	3	$4,000,000
Bertuzzi, Tyler	6	$5,000,000
Lyubushkin, Ilya	3	$3,000,000
Stolarz, Anthony	2	$1,500,000
Murray, Matt	2	$1,500,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Benoit, Simon		3	$1,350,000

Trades

TOR

2026 1st round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

At first blush the price for this package might seem steep based on draft pedigree. That said, I tend to ignore the opinions of people who make calls on prospects based on draft pedigree more than a year after they have been selected/signed. More than anything, it tells me they have not actually viewed the player in question and are basing their opinion on outdated information or the opinions of others who are doing the same.

I've watched about 40 games of the Marlies (if not more) this season alone. I know what they have down there and how they compare to what other teams have. If you want a serious hockey discussion about what they do and don't do, I'll engage. You want to shoot one line trolls based on nothing but ill informed hot takes I won't

PIT

Additional Details:

Dubas is on record as saying he prefers ready to play prospects as opposed to draft picks, likely because of the window of contention he has to deal with in Pittsburgh. Kampf is the type of player that soaks up PK time and cycles excellently but the meat of the deal are the two other players. On a deep Toronto roster Steeves and Niemela would have a hard time finding a spot They would play for the Pens immediately. Given that Steeves has a shot that consistently finds the net from the top of the circles, the likelihood that he finds middle six + PP time is high. Niemela would be the natural successor to Letang as he has the same technician type of game the veteran does.

Buried

Matt Murray: $350,000 ($1,500,000)

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
23	$87,700,000	$85,894,667	$0	$0	$1,805,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bertuzzi, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA	Matthews, Auston $13,250,000$13,250,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Domi, Max $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA
McMann, Bobby $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 1	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 1
Robertson, Nicholas $1,200,000$1,200,000 LW, RW RFA	Holmberg, Pontus $800,000$800,000 C, LW RFA - 1	Nylander, William $11,500,000$11,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 8
Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Dewar, Connor $900,000$900,000 LW, C RFA	Järnkrok, Calle $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 6	Liljegren, Timothy $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Lyubushkin, Ilya $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD UFA	Stolarz, Anthony $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA
Benoit, Simon $1,350,000$1,350,000	Timmins, Conor $1,100,000$1,100,000 RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Gregor, Noah $775,000$775,000 LW, RW RFA
Reaves, Ryan $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 2
Rifai, Marshall $775,000$775,000 LD UFA - 1

Apr. 2 at 7:13 p.m.

#26

Hockey_Hippy

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Quoting: pens1991

THIS IS AN AWFUL DEAL.

JFC, some of you Leafs fans.

And you know this how?

Apr. 2 at 7:22 p.m.

#27

Hockey_Hippy

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Quoting: Marcsnack

For me, Idk. I would consider moving our current 1st (which will probs be like 8-10) for someone like Keller or Zegras and then giving SJ our 25 1st. I like Robertson, but I dont think he is enough to warrant a high 1st.

I've got the Pens somewhere between 10 and 15. I admit, the package is not enough for a top ten pick, but I do not think that is what the Pens pick will be.

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Apr. 3 at 6:42 p.m.

#28

pens1991

Joined: Jul. 2022

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Quoting: Hockey_Hippy

And you know this how?

a first round pick for a 4th liner, an undrafted player and a future 3rd guy.

For a team that's very close to a rebuild lol.

Awful

Apr. 5 at 7:51 p.m.

#29

Hockey_Hippy

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Quoting: pens1991

a first round pick for a 4th liner, an undrafted player and a future 3rd guy.

For a team that's very close to a rebuild lol.

Awful

So I'm going to assume you missed this part of the trade explanation:

"I tend to ignore the opinions of people who make calls on prospects based on draft pedigree more than a year after they have been selected/signed. More than anything, it tells me they have not actually viewed the player in question and are basing their opinion on outdated information or the opinions of others who are doing the same.

I've watched about 40 games of the Marlies (if not more) this season alone. I know what they have down there and how they compare to what other teams have. If you want a serious hockey discussion about what they do and don't do, I'll engage. You want to shoot one line trolls based on nothing but ill informed hot takes I won't."

Niemela is a third pairing guy as long as Letang and Karlsson are there. How long do you think that will be?

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