Équipe: 2019-20 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 14 juin 2019

Publié: 16 juin 2019

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Reason for trades:

Our team seems to need a top 6 LW, Top 2 RD and a back up goalie as our major holes.

Lucic trade:
The Oilers really want to move lucic. We can accommodate that trade for them obviously at a cost. I think this is worth while for the Oilers because the downgrade on defense but finally get a winger for McDavid. Brown scored more points than Lucic last year and given his track record with McDavid, they essentially add a first line winger while saving a lot of money. The leafs do this because they take on the hefty lucic contract and upgrade at RD with larson. I think he is young, on a team friendly contract and should compliment rielly very well. I think toronto may add a pick or a prospect but not much more given the lucic contract. I think lucic might be a decent add because he could slot in with tavares and marner and really try to get him going. If hyman can score 40 points, I think Lucic should too on that line. Plus, it means kadri does not have to be the aggressor, Lucic can do that. Leafs might want to even add a First round pick in 2020 and pick up Puljiarvi from them

Marleau- pretty much clears up cap space. His actual salary is 1.25 million this year so Arizona gets a HOF for peanuts to coach their younger prospects and rookies.

Signed Cam Ward as a back up because I think he can be had for cheap and should be a decent back up goalie.

Long term-

Offence

Lucic-Tavares-Marner (18-19 mins a night)
I think Tavares and Marner continue to do their thing and Lucic benifits and either finds his game again or gets a boost in production so he can be traded. Otherwise, with Nathan Horton’s contract coming off LTIR, we can put Lucic on there starting next year

Johnsson-Matthews-Nylander (18-19 mins a night)
Should be a great line and hopefully with a full season, Nylander is back to his old self with Matthews and this becomes another 1st line

Hyman-Kadri-Kapenen (16-18 mins a night)

A very strong defensive line with the potential to score a bunch. Kapenen acts as the playmaker with Kadri as the goal scorer and Hyman as the grinder

Petan-Goat-Mick (4-8 mins a night)
Realistically these guys are going to olay less than 10 mins a game against the other teams 4th line mainly so they should be fine otherwise they are cheap to replace

Defense

Rielly-Larrson (22-24 mins a night)
Finally have a bonafide too pairing..and for under 10 million so its a steal

Muzzin-Dermott (20-22 mins a night)
Muzzin is a defensive guru and should help dermott take the next step

Rosen-Hainsey-Holl (10 mins a night)
In all honesty, this is a weak pair but i think before the playoffs start, both Sandin and Liljegren should make the jump to the NHL leaving us with a defensive corp of

Rielly-Larson
Muzzin-Dermott
Sandin-Liljegren
Hainsey

This would be leaps and bounds better than our D last year

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