Its Okay When Its In a 3-Way

Équipe: 2021-22 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 16 févr. 2022

Publié: 16 févr. 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Here is a full breakdown of the BLOCKBUSTER 3-way deal between the Leafs, Golden Knights and Kraken. I've tried to break everything down by both players and numbers to show my work. I am not 100% on how far this deal is for all teams involved, but I tried to make it as fair as I could, pending numbers. You will see that the numbers work for all teams and their salary cap situations. Also, you will notice, for at least a number VERY brief moment, Jared McCann is back with the Leafs so that they can retain 50% of his cap hit for the remainder of this season. Cards on the table, I have not given much attention to what this deal means for either Vegas or Toronto beyond the remainder of this season, especially with a potential Reilly Smith extension with the Leafs as part of this deal.

LEAFS ACQUIRE:
(1) Zach Whitecloud, D - Vegas (no salary retained) - $2.75 million 6-yr ext kicks in next year
(2) William Carrier, RW - Vegas (no salary retained) - $1.4 million AAV until end of 2023-24
(3) Reilly Smith, LW - Vegas (no salary retained) $5 million AAV, would need ext. in place for deal
(4) Jeremy Lauzon, D - Seattle (no salary retained) - $850k, upcoming RFA

VEGAS ACQUIRES:
(1) Alex Kerfoot, LW/C - Leafs (no salary retained) - $3.5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(2) Jared McCann, LW/C - Vegas (50% retained by Toronto) - $2.94 million AAV, upcoming RFA
(3) Justin Holl, D - Toronto (no salary retained) - $2 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(4) Travis Dermott, D - Toronto (no salary retained) - $1.5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(5) Ryan Donato, LW/C - Seattle (no salary retained) - $750k AAV, upcoming AAV

SEATTLE ACQUIRES:
(1) Evgeni Dadonov, RW - Vegas (no salary retained) - $5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(2) Pierre Engvall, RW/C - Toronto (no salary retained) - $1.25 million AAV, upcoming RFA
(3) Nicolas Hague, D - Vegas (no salary retained) - $791k, upcoming RFA
(4) Mattias Janmark, LW/C - Vegas (no salary retained) - $2 million AAV, upcoming UFA
(5) Nick Ritchie, RW - Toronto (no salary retained) $2.5 million AAV until end of 2022-23
(6) Rodion Amirov, F - Toronto (prospect)
(7) Korczak, Kaedan, D - Vegas (prospect)
(8) 2nd Round Draft Pick in 2023 (Toronto)
(9) 3rd Round Draft Pick in 2022 (Vegas)

SALARY CAP BREAKDOWN:

For Toronto: $10.75 million AAV LEAVING minus $9.5 million AAV AARIVING = $1.25 in available cap space this season. (note: Toronto retains 50% of McCann salary for only this season)

For Vegas: $15 million AAV LEAVING minus $9.5 arriving = $5.5 in additional cap space this season.

For Seattle: $4.5 million AAV leaving minus $11.5 million AAV arriving = $7 million cap space less for remainder of season.

As always, let me know your thoughts!

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