Trading Murray and Signing Domi

Équipe: 2023-24 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 2 juill. 2023

Publié: 2 juill. 2023

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

This ACGM is a companion piece to my contemporaneously-posted Murray-Samsonov tandem construction.

Two simple moves that go far towards solving the major issues facing the current roster:

1. Acquire free-agent Max Domi. This is an improvement on the existing top-6 (Domi is clearly an upgrade on Jarnkrok) and helps the third line, too.

2. Trade Matt Murray for cap space. (The return isn't important as long as the cost doesn't include a first-round draft pick or prime prospects Fraser Minten and Topi Niemela.) I've sent him to Winnipeg here because I think that the Jets are serious about trading Connor Hellebuyck while he still has maximum value. Connor Timmins and the third are sweeteners and Logan Stanley seems to be the odd man out in Manitoba. Stanley is not waivers-exempt but should be insurance against injury to a LhD (as an alternative to the recently-signed William Lagesson). I hate to trade Timmins but I think that in this context, it is necessary.

A third move is filling what I see as a weak spot at #3RW. I don't think that Lafferty or Reaves is the answer there so in the absence of anyone I see promotable from the Marlies I've signed another inexpensive free agent. Feel free to make any substitution you think would be superior; note that there's a budget of $3 million to do so via free agency or trade.