Minnesota Maple Leafs

Forums/Armchair-GM

Page 1 of 1

Created by: iAce

Team: 2024-25 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: May 7, 2024

Published: May 8, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

I see a ton of similar issues with the Maple Leafs and the Wild. The Leafs are more talented but I see the same sorts of flaws when you look at deep playoff runs.

Please Read: Wild fans are NOT crazy about trading Rossi. We've waited years for a draft potential 1C. We have him putting up 40+ points in his rookie year. The issue which is causing the rumors is that Hedit and Yurov could be better than Rossi. Mainly Yurov. We are glad to keep him but if we can acquire a different type of player with similar hype, I think the Wild think about doing that trade. Rossi goes to the front of the net, great vision and strong for his size. I started seeing more of Point in his game this year.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Chisholm, Declan		3	$1,200,000
Daws, Nico		3	$950,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Trenin, Yakov		3	$2,000,000

Trades

MIN

Daws, Nico [RFA Rights]
2024 1st round pick (NJD)

NJD

Gustavsson, Filip
2024 1st round pick (MIN)

Additional Details:

Pulling from another user. This deal makes a lot of sense. I want the return to be more but this is helping us move up the draft board and grab a higher tier prospect which is what we need.

MIN

Knies, Matthew

TOR

Rossi, Marco
2024 2nd round pick (MIN)

Additional Details:

I'm probably going to get roasted in this trade and Leaf fans are going to say he is untouchable. I see this helping the Leafs replace JT. He also keeps you competitive immediately. You have wingers that can replace what Knies did. Domi, Bertuzzi and others can replace what Knies brought. Matthew and Rossi would be a really good 1 2 punch. The Wild see Yurov as our future 1c maybe 2c. They also have Heidt they want to take the leap next year. Russo mentioned that Rossi will be moved for a similar type player. A 21-22 year old that a team may want to move. Or a blockbuster trade to acquire a super star. Wild can't afford that right now.

MIN

2025 5th round pick (WPG)

WPG

Gaudreau, Frédérick

Additional Details:

I think Freddy could be traded to a team where Dean lands. Dean would be a good fit with the Jets.

MIN

Chesley, Ryan [Reserve List]
2024 4th round pick (WSH)

WSH

Additional Details:

Swapping prospects because the Wild have 4 LHD at the same development stage. JoJo goes home on his last year of his deal and could be flipped fora bigger asset.

Buyouts

Zach Parise: $7,371,794
Ryan Suter: $7,371,794

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$83,500,000	$79,097,755	$425,000	$2,057,500	$4,402,245

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kaprizov, Kirill $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW NMC UFA - 2	Eriksson Ek, Joel $5,250,000$5,250,000 C M-NTC, NMC UFA - 5	Boldy, Matthew $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 6
Öhgren, Liam $886,667$886,667 ($475,000$475K) LW RFA - 3	Khusnutdinov, Marat $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) C RFA - 1	Knies, Matthew $925,000$925,000 LW, RW RFA - 1
Firstov, Vladislav $925,000$925,000 LW UFA - 1	Hartman, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW NMC UFA - 3	Zuccarello, Mats $4,125,000$4,125,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 2
Trenin, Yakov $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C UFA	Bankier, Caedan $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) C RFA - 2	Foligno, Marcus $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 4

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Brodin, Jonas $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 4	Faber, Brock $925,000$925,000 ($250,000$250K) RD RFA - 1	Wallstedt, Jesper $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) G RFA - 1
Middleton, Jake $2,450,000$2,450,000 LD UFA - 1	Spurgeon, Jared $7,575,000$7,575,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Fleury, Marc-André $2,500,000$2,500,000 G NMC UFA - 1
Chisholm, Declan $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD/RD RFA	Bogosian, Zach $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Merrill, Jon $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD UFA - 1

May 8 at 10:46 p.m.

TheresAlwaysNextYear

Joined: Dec. 2018

Posts: 2,622

Likes: 1,138

LW is such a thin position for the Leafs, I just don't see them trading their only young LW for a C when they already have Minten and Cowan as C prospects

dh91 liked this.

May 8 at 10:48 p.m.

TeddyLovesTheJets

Everybody Loves WPG

Joined: Mar. 2022

Posts: 895

Likes: 259

Well spoken, if the jets do dump some cap along the way a can see them doing a trade like this

May 8 at 10:48 p.m.

Digitalbooya06

Osiecki death stare

Joined: Jun. 2017

Posts: 1,502

Likes: 616

The difference in value between Rossi and Knies is minimal. Not a 2nd round pick.

May 8 at 11:10 p.m.

brady_t12

Fantasy Hockey Pro

Joined: Jun. 2016

Posts: 5,244

Likes: 2,320

I don’t mind the caps trade actually. Value wise it seems to make sense, just depends on what the caps want to do this summer and how they view these prospects.

May 8 at 11:17 p.m.

KingExLeafs

Joined: Jul. 2021

Posts: 4,363

Likes: 672

Leafs are keeping Knies. He's someone you build around and elevate to a top six role.

May 8 at 11:24 p.m.

Windjammer

Joined: Jul. 2020

Posts: 16,227

Likes: 7,213

The Jets don't need a 31YO 13/14 forward with a bad long-term contract.

Mr_Canoehead liked this.

May 8 at 11:32 p.m.

NHLfan10506

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 41,422

Likes: 18,819

I think Chesley would cost more, but the other deals seem realistic to me.

MNBassman and NARC311 liked this.

May 8 at 11:52 p.m.

TyeZerker

Joined: Jul. 2023

Posts: 1,206

Likes: 174

You telling me Devils have to pay to move down FOR WHAT REASON? your not getting anything other than the 10th pick, you might get a extra pick bt still Wild are paying to move up devils are not paying to go down. stop being clueless.

May 9 at 12:04 a.m.

ClockReads2113

Joined: Jul. 2016

Posts: 8,048

Likes: 3,245

Caps are set at LHD for awhile: Fehervary, Sandin, Alexeyev.

Logicalicesports liked this.

May 9 at 1:44 a.m.

#10

dgibb10

I Love J Boqvist

Joined: Jan. 2023

Posts: 12,677

Likes: 3,379

Quoting: NHLfan10506

I think Chesley would cost more, but the other deals seem realistic to me.

Would you be able to give me a rundown on Chelsey?

You’re much better versed in NCAA than I am

May 9 at 5:56 a.m.

#11

Mr_Canoehead

Joined: Oct. 2019

Posts: 3,175

Likes: 2,343

I don't think the Jets do the 5th for Gaudreau. They have a number of inexpensive players that they can put on the 4th line like Barron, Gustafsson, Kupari, Jonsson-Fjallby.

Instead the Jets should trade Iafallo unless they find a home for him on the 3rd line which probably won't happen.

Windjammer liked this.

May 9 at 6:01 a.m.

#12

NHLfan10506

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 41,422

Likes: 18,819

Quoting: dgibb10

Would you be able to give me a rundown on Chesley?

You’re much better versed in NCAA than I am

Very good skater, versatile, very calm, cool under pressure,...
Probably a little like Brock Faber or Jake Sanderson mold or a player.
For comp from the Devils, maybe Damon Severson with lesser shot, fewer mistakes, a little more mobile.
Defends well with his skating. Can interrupt transition. Deny entry into d-zone.
Offense/points will come as he handles puck well, but probably no more than 25-30/year at peak

MINN Golden Gophers are one of the best at developing dmen too...maybe top-5 along in that regard.
So he should arrive well trained and NHL-ready.

dgibb10 and MNBassman liked this.

May 9 at 8:13 a.m.

#13

Logicalicesports

Joined: Feb. 2023

Posts: 2,037

Likes: 823

I would prefer to keep Chesley for that return

MNBassman and NARC311 liked this.

May 9 at 1:16 p.m.

#14

MNBassman

Joined: May 2015

Posts: 8,237

Likes: 3,598

Quoting: dgibb10

Would you be able to give me a rundown on Chelsey?

You’re much better versed in NCAA than I am

I can, but first off…your offer isn’t close! Johansson is completely washed up and O’rourke might never play with n the NHL!
I see Chesley developing into a league-average to very good 2nd pairing RHD. He’s a very good skater, has a very heavy shot, moves the puck fairly well, has piss and vinegar in his game, is as strong as an ox, and probably has more offensive upside than most people think. He would be the perfect #2 to Faber’s #1. Those two manning the right side of the blueline for the next decade+ would be terrific!

dgibb10 and Logicalicesports liked this.

May 9 at 1:28 p.m.

#15

dgibb10

I Love J Boqvist

Joined: Jan. 2023

Posts: 12,677

Likes: 3,379

Quoting: MNBassman

Wasn’t my offer but much appreciated for the info, thanks

MNBassman liked this.

May 9 at 3:03 p.m.

#16

MNBassman

Joined: May 2015

Posts: 8,237

Likes: 3,598

Quoting: dgibb10

Wasn’t my offer but much appreciated for the info, thanks

Whoops - my bad, sorry!

May 9 at 3:04 p.m.

#17

iAce

Thread Starter

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 196

Likes: 69

Quoting: MNBassman

What is an acceptable return for Chesley? I don't even know, looking at the numbers he doesn't seem like a lock to be a stud in the NHL or anything. We just have no depth and I wanted to move JoJo. I understand the return might not be what you are looking for but the same thing that can be said about a lot of the prospects and making the NHL. You can pick between Lambos, Hunt, Peart and O'Rourke. We need to move 1 or 2 of them for help on the right side. They are all in the same spot developmentally so you can choose. I think Lambos has a higher ceiling and Hunt is closest to playing minutes

MNBassman liked this.

May 9 at 3:06 p.m.

#18

MNBassman

Joined: May 2015

Posts: 8,237

Likes: 3,598

Quoting: iAce

Numbers don’t describe Chesley’s game. He’s a defense-first defenseman who also contributes auxiliary offense.
I think now he’s worth a late 1st.

Logicalicesports and iAce liked this.

May 9 at 3:19 p.m.

#19

iAce

Thread Starter

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 196

Likes: 69

Quoting: MNBassman

Numbers don’t describe Chesley’s game. He’s a defense-first defenseman who also contributes auxiliary offense.
I think now he’s worth a late 1st.

That is fair. What is the team looking at for return? You guys made playoffs, so maybe a player that can help you now? Or futures?

Page 1 of 1

DISPLAY SETTING

BETTING ODDS

LOCALE

ARCHIVE

CBA

CALCULATORS

FANTASY HOCKEY TOOLS

TOOLS

PLAYERS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

INTERACTIVE FEATURES

Forums/Armchair-GM