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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 5, 2020 at 11:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 20, 2020 at 12:23 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 20, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.
Thread: Likely The Team We Will See Next Season
Kyle Dubas can keep this soft defense foundation together and not add anyone to make it better. The decision is up to him, but don't expect to make past 4 games in the first round. There is a high possibility we can see your construction as the next seasons team, but expectations will be lowered. Provides Auston Matthews every reason to leave when his contract is up. Also, since Leaf fans love to overvalue Dermott and Holl, both players are 5th or 6th pairing defensemen on any contending team, but nothing more. Holl looked horrible after he signed his $2 million contract and Dermott will be overpaid when there are significant upgrades over him. Another big question is what happens with Lehtonen? What happens if he is way worse than Cody Ceci or becomes another version of Nikita Zaitsev? We have no defensive depth pieces to fill in those slots since everyone on our right side is 5th or 6th type of defensemen. I know I keep editing my explanation, but another thing I would like to add is having star players does not necessarily mean you are a better team. I am aware the Leafs can move one of Johnsson, Kerfoot, or Kapanen to free up cap space or trade one of Holl or Dermott, but we can keep all our depth pieces and make the Leafs a well rounded team by trading Marner away. I love Marner as a player, but I would rather have a well rounded team than to stick with one player. Hell, if you want to add another star power, Toffoli's contract is coming up and at a cheaper cost we can still have extra cap space if we sign him, but this does not mean we have to sign Toffoli. All I am saying is the team would be better to have a core of 3 and still be a well rounded team than to have a core of 4 players and have holes in the lines.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 19, 2020 at 8:08 p.m.
Thread: Salary Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>Rittich is barely an NHL calibre starter. Roll with Andersen and Campbell, give Freddie less starts and see how things progress. Maybe Campbell shows he can be a starter and Will takes strides. Maybe something else comes up. To just throw in the towel because Andersen may cost too much is short term thinking and it's a panic move. This team is in its window of contention, no point in wasting years by purposely making yourself worse just because the year after may require you to rethink your goaltending.</div></div>

On top of what you have stated, the 2020 - 2021 free agency will be dedicated towards a lot of starting goaltenders. If the Leafs want a cheaper, but potentially a better net minder, they should wait until the end of next season.