Team: 2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 7, 2024

Published: May 7, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

- Marner deal fits both Vegas and Toronto's needs - Hanafin makes Theodore expendable, forward core is aging out - Leafs have been looking for a top defenceman for the past few seasons - If Marner's going to waive his NMC, it'll probably be for Vegas.
- Goaltending is Voodoo so rotate through a few league min options and hope Woller's a starter or that somebody gets hot.
- Under-the-radar a very strong UFA class. Roy, Montour, Carrier, DeMelo, Miller all good options for D. Having Theodore in that 2LD spot allows us to put McCabe with Reilly.
- UFA forward picture isn't too clear but 13m is good enough to get a strong depth option, re-sign domi or bert, and chase one of the top options like guentzel, lindholm, stamkos, teravainen or even reinhart if there's a deal to be made. I'm not a fan of moving marner for the sake of it, but if some of these forwards make it to free agency you could make back his value right away. Just depends how much value he has because of his NMC for the Theodore trade.

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