Équipe: 2019-20 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 26 avr. 2019

Publié: 26 avr. 2019

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Alright lets walk through this one by one.

I made a ton of depth signings, people like Carcone and and Mueller. Not gonna bother discussing them here

Marner gets 9.5 x 6. No team will offer sheet him and surrender their 4 1sts. I think this is a fair offer. Is he worth more? Maybe. But his RFA status drops his value because teams won't pay the 4 1sts to sign him. In a theoretical scenario where he gets offer sheeted, Toronto matches if its not enough to get the 4 1sts, and matches if its under that threshold.

Connor Brown gets dealt because he's anemic at 5v5. We can find a PK replacement. Edmonton wanted him at the deadline, but they'll get him now.

Babs goes to Buffalo, they are the only team with a HC vacancy and also were the other team in the running when the Leafs got Babs in the first place. Lou cost us a 3rd a few years back, so that'll be the cost for the Sabres. The leafs hire Sheldon Keefe to be their new head coach

Zaitsev goes back to the Island. Lou loved him and signed him initially. He fits their style of play. His contract is the reason we have to attach a pick to him to get him outta here.

Marleau does not choose to retire, but rather is forced to retire. Dubas says "you can stay, but you will be scratched." Marleau gets dealt to Ottawa because after July 1 Marleau only has 1.5 mil left in real money on his deal. Ottawa saves cash, Toronto saves cap hit. Kind of similar to the David Clarkson trade from a few years back.

Now HERE is the big. Subban to the leafs. Chris Johnston says the leafs were looking at big name right shot DMen. I chose Subban because Nashville has a plethora of D, and not a lot of scoring. Makes sense on their end. So what is fair return? I saved with Liljegren. If I picture Liljegren panning out perfectly, I imagine him as Subban, so I don't feel bad giving him up. Plus we keep Sandin. Nashville will ask for Willie, but I'd say no. Idk if this trade would require Kappy AND Johnsson, but if that's what it took, I'd do it. Subban is a #1 D. Kappy and Johnsson are middle to top 6 wingers. I'll take the #1 D. Ian Scot is kind of a throw in since the Leafs have Woll in the pipeline and Rinne is getting a bit up there in age, but that extra piece is really just a shot in the dark. Subban is under contract for another few years, so this isn't a rental or anything like that. The only thing that worries me is age, which makes me think maybe the target should be someone like a Jared Spurgeon, but Subban wa sthe first available, Right Shot, Elite D that can to mind.

This team rolls basically the same top 2 lines as they did this year. The third line adds Bracco and Ennis (who resigns because he loves Toronto's medical staff) to move the puck up and down the ice. Not an idea line, but solid. The fourth line is kind of cobbled together, maybe the Leafs sign a few projects or depth veterans to fill these roles.

Ahhhhhh this defense is LEGIT. This top 4 is really, really good. Rielly, Subban, Muzzin Dermott. Tough, skilled, puck movers. Not soft, but the new NHL. Rosen and Hainsey make up the bottom pair, and I think they would actually do great together.

Goaltending remains the same.

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