Slight Retool

Équipe: 2020-21 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 14 sept. 2020

Publié: 14 sept. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Couple questions that may come up.

Why would LA make this deal considering they just signed Walker for 4 years?

Dermott is a Leftie and the Kings don't have a ton of well rounded left handed D, while they have Roy + Doughty to cover the 1/2 on the Right Hand Side. I think that Dermott would slot into the Left hand side with Roy on the right side pretty easily. Upgraded the conditional pick that the Leafs gave if they were to resign Clifford, based on the slight skill difference between Dermott and Walker.

Why does Minnesota want Rodrigues?

Depth piece for the Wild. Cheap acquisition cost. Can play C or Wing, but I think his position on CF is that of a Center. Could be a decent 4th line C, considering the Wild's C depth this year will likely be Staal/Kunin/Bjugstad/Unknown.

Brodie won't sign for that long/little!

Potentially. Kinda hoping for two things, wants to play at home, and takes a 500K-1M discount to do so, and also takes the cut to make the team competitive in the flat cap era.

Why does Calgary want Johnsson?

Upgrade to the 3rd line over Lucic. Lucic can play with Ryan on the 4th line and be a grittier line. The move allows the 3rd line to become a little more offensive, and considering the Flames have 17M at their disposal, this shouldn't break the bank for a player that can play 2-3LW (depending on Magiapane)

Holl won't get a 3rd!
You're probably right, but a guy can hope.

Why keep Freddie?
Freddie wasn't the problem in the playoffs. Lack of drive was the major factor that led to the Leafs demise. Might move Freddie at the TDL for another goalie depending on how he plays throughout the season, or we keep him until the end and sadly let him walk and worry about a goalie next offseason.

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