Getting creative with Tavares

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Created by: gpmack95

Team: 2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 22, 2024

Published: Apr. 22, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Dewar, Connor	2	$900,000
Gregor, Noah	2	$800,000
Liljegren, Timothy	2	$2,500,000
Robertson, Nicholas	2	$950,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bertuzzi, Tyler	3	$4,500,000
Domi, Max	3	$3,500,000
Walker, Sean	5	$3,500,000
Zadorov, Nikita	5	$4,100,000
Driedger, Chris	1	$1,000,000
Nedeljkovic, Alex	1	$3,850,000
Tanev, Christopher	2	$4,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Tavares, John		1	$3,500,000

Trades

TOR

2024 2nd round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

A mix between the Brooks Orpik trade and Petr Mrazek trade. WSH traded a 2nd to COL along with Orpik for COL to buy out Orpik's last remaining year and allowing him to go back to WSH. TOR traded a 1st with Mrazek to CHI for a 2nd. So wanted a mix of those two deals

CHI

Tavares, John
2024 1st round pick (TOR)

TOR

2024 3rd round pick (TOR)

SEA

Kämpf, David
2024 5th round pick (NSH)
2024 5th round pick (VAN)

TOR

2025 4th round pick (CAR)

CAR

Järnkrok, Calle

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	$84,626,333	$0	$0	$3,073,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bertuzzi, Tyler $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA	Matthews, Auston $13,250,000$13,250,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Domi, Max $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, RW UFA
Robertson, Nicholas $950,000$950,000 LW, RW RFA	Minten, Fraser $845,833$845,833 C, LW RFA - 2	Nylander, William $11,500,000$11,500,000 RW NMC UFA - 8
Cowan, Easton $935,833$935,833 LW, C RFA - 2	Tavares, John $3,500,000$3,500,000	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 1
Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Holmberg, Pontus $800,000$800,000 C, LW RFA - 1	McMann, Bobby $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $7,500,000$7,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 6	Tanev, Christopher $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD UFA	Nedeljkovic, Alex $3,850,000$3,850,000 G UFA
Walker, Sean $3,500,000$3,500,000 LD/RD UFA	McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Woll, Joseph $766,667$766,667 G RFA - 1
Zadorov, Nikita $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD/RD UFA	Liljegren, Timothy $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Dewar, Connor $900,000$900,000 LW, C RFA
Benoit, Simon $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD UFA - 3
Driedger, Chris $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA

Taxi Squad
Reaves, Ryan $1,350,000$1,350,000 ($200,000$200K$200,000$200K) RW UFA - 2
Gregor, Noah $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW RFA
Webber, Cade $875,000$875,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD RFA - 1
Timmins, Conor $1,100,000$1,100,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD RFA - 1

Apr. 22 at 10:40 a.m.

SharkTank

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Tavares has a NMC.

He's not waiving it.

Like Marner he's a Toronto boy living his dream.

He's not going anywhere.

Apr. 22 at 10:40 a.m.

PaulKorea

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I highly doubt Tavares is going to waive for Chicago

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Apr. 22 at 10:42 a.m.

LEAFSMIGHTWIN_

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if if Tavares does waive NMC why does Toronto drop down a round for a 70 point score on a 3.5 million dollar contract (that he wouldn't sign)

Apr. 22 at 10:45 a.m.

exo2769

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JT isn't waiving, but CHI would absolutely accept.

Apr. 22 at 10:46 a.m.

Garak

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The NHL made that kind of move impossible. If Tavares waives and TOR trades him this summer, they wouldn't be able to sign him again until the summer of 2025 when his contract is up anyway.

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Apr. 22 at 10:46 a.m.

DangleCat

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Quoting: SharkTank

Tavares has a NMC.

He's not waiving it.

Like Marner he's a Toronto boy living his dream.

He's not going anywhere.

Quoting: PaulKorea

I highly doubt Tavares is going to waive for Chicago

It is not like he plays for the hawks in this scenario....he literally is traded for the sole purpose of being bought out and resigned cheaper.

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Apr. 22 at 10:46 a.m.

gpmack95

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Quoting: SharkTank

Tavares has a NMC.

He's not waiving it.

Like Marner he's a Toronto boy living his dream.

He's not going anywhere.

Quoting: PaulKorea

I highly doubt Tavares is going to waive for Chicago

Quoting: LEAFSMIGHTWIN_

if if Tavares does waive NMC why does Toronto drop down a round for a 70 point score on a 3.5 million dollar contract (that he wouldn't sign)

He waives to get bought out and sign a team friendly deal back with the Leafs. He will end up making more money this way too, hence why he does it plus to help the team get better around him.

Apr. 22 at 10:47 a.m.

SharkTank

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Quoting: gpmack95

He waives to get bought out and sign a team friendly deal back with the Leafs. He will end up making more money this way too, hence why he does it plus to help the team get better around him.

I don't even think that's legal?

Didn't the NHL add a Brooks Orpik rule? 🤔

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Apr. 22 at 10:49 a.m.

JaredOfLondon

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Moving tavares because cap space only works if you use that cap space to fill a massive need.
This fills that cap space with over paid secondary pieces and the team is worse all over

Apr. 22 at 10:52 a.m.

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LEAFSMIGHTWIN_

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Quoting: gpmack95

He waives to get bought out and sign a team friendly deal back with the Leafs. He will end up making more money this way too, hence why he does it plus to help the team get better around him.

I don't know if he can do that. That just sounds like hes screwing over Chicago and minupulating the but out rule to get Toronto more cap room

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Apr. 22 at 10:52 a.m.

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LEAFSMIGHTWIN_

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Quoting: LEAFSMIGHTWIN_

I don't know if he can do that. That just sounds like hes screwing over Chicago and minupulating the buy out rule to get Toronto more cap room

Apr. 22 at 10:56 a.m.

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Garak

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Quoting: SharkTank

I don't even think that's legal?

Didn't the NHL add a Brooks Orpik rule? 🤔

Yeah. thats what I was saying.

Apr. 22 at 10:56 a.m.

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Snowhawk18

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Edited Apr. 22 at 11:25 a.m.

I get the whole concept of trading Tavares with his blessings so Chicago can buy him out and he can resign with Toronto on a more team friendly deal… hell that may actually benefit Tavares when you consider how much actual $$ is left to be paid out on his deal.

Where this guy’s proposal falls short for me as a Chicago fan is, if I am interpreting the two buyout calculators I referred to correctly, the Hawks would end up with a $10.4m cap hit next season for buying out Tavares… according to Puckpedia’s cap relief calculator, that should cost the Leafs a 1st round pick (# 20). So that means the Leafs give up their 1st round pick and Chicago sends nothing back to Toronto.

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Apr. 22 at 11:28 a.m.

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Hawksguy81

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Quoting: exo2769

JT isn't waiving, but CHI would absolutely accept.

This isn't allowed by the CBA any longer. But curious? You think the Hawks would pay Tavaras the $7.6m owed on his buyout to move up from a late 2nd to a late 1st?

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Apr. 22 at 11:41 a.m.

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exo2769

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Quoting: Hawksguy81

This isn't allowed by the CBA any longer. But curious? You think the Hawks would pay Tavaras the $7.6m owed on his buyout to move up from a late 2nd to a late 1st?

I think they'd just keep him. I didn't really get into the whole buyout situation to be honest because it's not allowed anymore.

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