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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 15, 2021 at 5:41 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2022 Offseason - Dream Scenario
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Trevorchef</b></div><div>Not even close to a contender IMO.

No cap space and a 20 man roster isn't an option in an 82 game schedule.

Pass for sure.</div></div>



Really, not even close to a contender?

I certainly understand the concern about roster size &amp; cap space with respect to flexibility over the course of an 82 game schedule.

But surely adding Danault and Tatar (2/3rds of one of the leagues top 5 lines last season) at least puts you in the conversation. That would essentially give the leafs three 1st-lines, making them even more of a matchup nightmare than they already are.

With 3 lines that are able to consistently dominate in even-strength scoring chances and the defensive gains that the team made last offseason, even with the slightly skeleton roster, surely this is a team that can contend.

I think you're sleeping on the impact Danault and Tatar can bring to the team.

But, I will concede that certainly the cap and roster size situation is not a comfortable position to be in.