myers simmonds trade 1/2

Équipe: 2018-19 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 11 mai 2018

Publié: 18 mai 2018

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I think Dubas is going to continue to develop within, graduating Marlies when the time is right, and manage expiring contracts to fill current needs and keep the farm system full.

Couple of notes then:

Gardiner on his way out as Dermott is his natural replacement. I think there is a win/win trade with Winnepeg with Myers also on his last year of his current contract. The Jets are heading to cap crunch with some key signings on the horizon, and with a loaded right side on defense, Myers is the odd man out. The trade helps both the Leafs and Jets balance their RD/LD. With Enstrom heading to UFA this year, and Kulikov heading to UFA in 19/20, there is a good opportunity for the Jets to re-sign Gardiner. Gards gets paired with Trouba for stability, and Buff gets paired with Morrisey. That's an interesting top 4 d for the Jets.. The Leafs would also have a good shot (and cap space) to re-sign Myers and pair him with Rielly . Its a win for everyone (and I like Gards, it'd be nice to give him a good landing spot).

The trade for Simmonds gives the Leafs some grit, leadership, character, pp presence and goal scoring. It also allows Nylander to drop into 3C with Simmonds on his left and Kappy on his right. Nylander/Simmonds/Kappy > Bozie/JVR/Brown.

Hyman moves to his strong side on the right and Johnsson slots in on the left with Matthews in the middle.

Marner, Kadri and Marleau stay the same on the second line. Cause why change what works?

Rielly Nash is signed as 4C and has Brown to his right and Grundstrom to his left. Lindholm and Aaltonen hang around as black aces. If Nylander flakes out at 3C then Nash is there as insurance, and either Aaltonen or Lindholm slot as 4c.

Rielly/Myers
Dermott/Zaitsev (Dert takes another step and I'm betting on Zaits getting his game back to what it was before injuries and illness).

Borgman/Hainsey (Borg gets first crack but Lilly follows a similiar development path as Dermott and could unseat Borg by the trade deadline). Either way, Hainsey is there to work his old man magic with the two of them.

We take on a cap dump like Orpik as a 7 d (and get a prize from Washington for freeing up cap space for them to re-sign Carlson) because there's oodles of cap space in 2018/19, and more than enough to sign Mathews, Marner and Kappy, and extend Myers and Simmonds in 2019/20.

All picks stated in proposed trades are for this years draft.

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