Équipe: 2018-19 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 7 juill. 2018

Publié: 7 juill. 2018

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

- I think the Nylander deal is very fair based on Elhers (6X6) and Pastrnak (6.6X6)
- I added Myers/Gardiner deal, but its not the focus of this post. I think trade works for both teams. WPG gets 2m in cap space and a puck moving defenceman. TOR gets a defensively responsible Dman to play with Reilly. Both are UFAs at end of year.

For Ice Time: The leafs have 3 very good lines that can be devastating for opposition to match up against. The idea here is that you roll 3 lines essentially and your 4th line wingers can be PP/PK specialists. 4th Line C may only get 6-8 minutes.

3rd Line: This line can be elite defensively, and this line can be matched up against other teams best offensive line (like they did in playoffs). Kadri is good defensively and you have two wingers that can fly and are good defensively and very hard working. Brown and Kapanen can be swapped back and forth depending on how they are playing. At even strength this line can play 15-16 minutes at even strength.

2nd Line: This Line may likely get the toughest defensive matchups, but thats alright, they're good enough. Hyman will work to get the puck to skill players of Marner and Tavares. This line could play 18-19 minutes at even strength.

1st Line: Ideally, this line will get a favourable match up with focus on Tavares/Marner line. This line could dominate if they have good matchups. Also give this line 18-19 minutes at even strength.

4th Line: This line really should only get maybe 1-2 shifts at even strength per period. The wingers will contribute on special teams. I would also let Jooris and Lindholm fit it out for 4C. I would probably choose whichever of the two that can also contribute on PK, don't know either player well. This line could play 4-5 minutes at even strength per game.

- PP Last Year: Leafs averaged 4:20 per game
- PK Last Year: Leafs averaged 4:45 per game

This would have ice times ideally at:
- Matthews: 21-22 minutes
- Tavares: 21-22 minutes
- Kadri: 18-19 minutes
- Marner: 19-20 minutes
- Nylander: 19-20 minutes

For Defence: I would let Carrick, Rosen, Ozhiganov, and Borgman battle it out for the 6th spot.

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