Équipe: 2022-23 Maple Leafs de Toronto

Date de création initiale: 20 sept. 2022

Publié: 20 sept. 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

All of these trades had been made to open up cap space, which I successfully did.

Kerfoot being traded to Carolina opens up new possibilities for both teams. The Maple Leafs get a better goal scorer, a more physical player who had 109 hits last year compared to Kerfoots 75. Fast is also a cheaper option than Kerfoot as well. On the Hurricanes side, they get a play who is younger by two years, and had 17 more points than Fast. Kerfoot also has the ability to play on the penalty kill which will greatly benefit him and the Hurricanes.

Next up is the Justin Holl trade. I think Holl getting traded is a great possibility. I can see a team like the Wild really wanting Holl. Justin is from Minnesota so it works out perfectly for him. The Maple Leafs on the other hand acquire cap space and get a third round pick which is good value for Holl

Lastly the Jake Muzzin trade. I feel as though this one is the biggest trade out of the three. Muzzin gets traded back to his former team, and the Maple Leafs get rid of that 5 million dollar contract. The Leafs probably do get worse defensively, but this opens up the opportunity for Rasmus Sandin to step up into that 2nd Left D-man role. This trade is quite similar to the Ryan Mcdonagh trade to Nashville. Basically a cap dump. The Kings get a good D-man that solidifies their defence core, while the Maple Leafs get way more cap space to re sign or sign new players next off-season and get younger with the new additions. I like the two players in Matt Roy and Gabe Vilardi. Roy fits perfectly on that second defence pairing with Sandin, Roy is an excellent replacement as he is much younger, on a team friendly deal and had around 20 more hits than Muzzin last season so the Leafs do not lose that physical factor. Gabe Vilardi was an interesting player to look at, he was in desperate need of a fresh start. Vilardi is from Kingston so he is familiar with the Toronto area, and is welcomed home. I think he fits greatly on that fourth line center role that adds more size to the Leafs bottom six, as he is 6 foot 3 and 205 pounds.

Let me know what you all think in the comments on this one.

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