Équipe: 2020-21 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 20 août 2020

Publié: 21 août 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

My initial trade of Andersen to the Rangers wasn't well met because the majority did not want to buy out Lundqvist to accommodate Andersen in a goaltending tandem similar to Boston's setup with Rask and Halak.

The Rangers get a cost controlled RW in Kapanen who can play in all situations and excels in skating speed and is a shoot first winger. Also is a great PK player and a decent PP player if the Rangers should want to make room for him in the special teams.

Bracco still has great potential to make an NHL lineup as a stunt double of Marner. He can slot into the bottom six as a Marner-like playmaker should the Rangers management choose to believe his abilities would be a good fit there. The draft picks are for in case they choose to still be in the rebuilding stage or they could package them for another trade, as they could for any of these assets.

Andersen having only one year at 5 million diminishes his value a bit but the fact he is a workhorse goalie (minimum 60 starts and great stats considering the amount he plays and the fact he's been either 1st or tied for 1st in shots faced the past few years) means it isn't diminished too much since he's going to a team that can afford to extend him. Toronto could use a cost controlled bottom six player that can chip in 20 points with those minutes. The draft picks could be altered (they don't have to be final) so it doesn't have to necessarily be what I requested.

Andreas Johnsson can be traded later in the season but before the trade deadline. He wasn't given enough time to see how he performs to his contract. If he scores at least at least 40 points, which he has been on pace the past two seasons, then he definitely is worth his contract.

The team hasn't had a full season of Keefe hockey so the previous season and play-in playoffs should not be judged regularly as they are special circumstances (plus, Dubas had to give up assets to remove bad contracts signed by previous management). The 2020-2021 season should really reveal the Dubas-Keefe vision of the team and their performance with little hindrance.

Johnsson will benefit the Red Wings really well with his cost controlled contract and production with middle six minutes. Considering he's playing for the Red Wings at their stage of the rebuild, he will be given more minutes and will produce more points so he will be worth more than his contract for the team.

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