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Chandler Stephenson 5 x 6 million
Chris Tanev 7 x 4.5 million
Laurent Brossoit 3 x 3 million
Jani Hakanpaa 2 x 2 million
David Perron 1 x 1 million

Trade David Kampf

Domi-Matthews-Marner
Knies-Stephenson-Nylander
McMann-Tavares-Perron
Dewar-Holmberg-Jarnkrok
Grebyonkin

Rielly-Tanev
McCabe-Liljegren
Benoit-Hakanpaa

Woll
Brossoit

That fits under the cap... Start the season with that framework and keep looking at opportunities to add a RHD through trade that pushes Liljegren down into a time split with Hakanpaa.
 
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I'm looking at:

X-Matthews-Nylander
Knies-Domi-Marner
McMann-Tavares-Jarnkrok
Holmberg-Dewar(1.35M)-Reaves

Rielly-Tanev(4.5M)
McCabe-X
Benoit-Liljegren

Woll
Stolarz(2.75M)

This roster costs 80.15M and you have 7.85M to fill 1/2LW and 2RD. Tough ask. It makes a ton of sense to go after Desharnais at ~1.2M and move Liljegren giving them 9.65M to fill those 2 spots. This assumes Timmins is waived, Kampf and Robertson are traded for non-roster players.
 
July 1st Leafs edition (I really hope not!) Am hitting the bed....

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These 1b goalies tend to get put in net against lesser competition, ‘the backup games’.

Curious if there are splits for Stolarz and Broussault based on quality of competition.
 
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Americanadian said:
I'm looking at:

X-Matthews-Nylander
Knies-Domi-Marner
McMann-Tavares-Jarnkrok
Holmberg-Dewar(1.35M)-Reaves

Rielly-Tanev(4.5M)
McCabe-X
Benoit-Liljegren

Woll
Stolarz(2.75M)

This roster costs 80.15M and you have 7.85M to fill 1/2LW and 2RD. Tough ask. It makes a ton of sense to go after Desharnais at ~1.2M and move Liljegren giving them 9.65M to fill those 2 spots. This assumes Timmins is waived, Kampf and Robertson are traded for non-roster players.
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IMO, this team would be better built by adding a legit 2C the quality of Chandler Stephenson, moving Tavares down the lineup into the 3C role for the next 3-4 years (which he's completely capable of) and playing Domi on Matthews' wing.

I still think you can afford to RHD upgrades by adding Tanev and a 3rd pairing guy like Hakanpaa. Then look at the trade market and try to forumate a package around picks and prospects, or a Marner trade, for stud defensive upgrade.
 
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IrishInOntario said:
IMO, this team would be better built by adding a legit 2C the quality of Chandler Stephenson, moving Tavares down the lineup into the 3C role for the next 3-4 years (which he's completely capable of), and playing Domi on Matthews' wing.
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Would love Stephenson here, won't happen.
 
TimeZone said:
Would love Stephenson here, won't happen.
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Me too. This team gets soooo much better and deeper if you have a 50-60 point John Tavares in a 3C / PP2 role, with a better skating center in his prime, centering Knies and Nylander. This top 9 makes too much sense to me...

Domi-Matthews-Marner
Knies-Stephenson-Nylander
McMann-Tavares-Perron

Then you trade Kampf and rotate a 4th line of Dewar, Holmberg, Jarnkrok and Grebyokin.

That group doesn't have any real holes, IMO.
 
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Americanadian said:
Frank reporting on his podcast 2 hours ago that Stolarz is going to Toronto at 3-4 years term between 3-4M.
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He's going to cash in pretty well. Not sure how I feel about that one because goaltenders are voodoo.

Leafs are also reportedly extending Woll around 3M to 4M. So that's a lot of money on 2 guys without a long track record. But all they need is one homerun between the 2, or maybe both play very well.
 
Gallagbi said:
Crazy to think we could be spending $8M/year this summer on goalies who haven't combined for 150 gp
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Hopefully the cost certainty via term that would come later on helps to balance out the apparent cost of doing business sooner than that.

SprDaVE said:
If Vegas gets Stamkos, I give up. I think Nashville makes a lot of sense in terms of being able to give him money and playing time. They could also be a big time player for Marner -- they got picks, players of interest and prospects.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807637203528687705
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They certainly aren't lacking in names, but at least they're in the other conference.
 
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Gallagbi said:
Crazy to think we could be spending $8M/year this summer on goalies who haven't combined for 150 gp
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It's a lot of upside though. Woll has shown to be very good and Stolarz has been up and down but with plenty of ability to be dominant for some stretches. I think it would be a lot of bad luck if both flounder badly, and the Leafs still have Hidelby and AA as projects likely pushing for a spot in the next couple years.

It's not a bad strategy to go with the Boston / Vegas route with goaltenders.
 
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Americanadian said:
I'm looking at:

X-Matthews-Nylander
Knies-Domi-Marner
McMann-Tavares-Jarnkrok
Holmberg-Dewar(1.35M)-Reaves

Rielly-Tanev(4.5M)
McCabe-X
Benoit-Liljegren

Woll
Stolarz(2.75M)

This roster costs 80.15M and you have 7.85M to fill 1/2LW and 2RD. Tough ask. It makes a ton of sense to go after Desharnais at ~1.2M and move Liljegren giving them 9.65M to fill those 2 spots. This assumes Timmins is waived, Kampf and Robertson are traded for non-roster players.
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I think it’s trending towards the Leafs penciling in either Benoit or Liljegren in the top 4.

If Tanev gets 4.5, Stolarz 3, it leaves enough money to get a bottom pair dman and good top 9 forward. With a 21 man roster.
 
Americanadian said:
I'm looking at:

X-Matthews-Nylander
Knies-Domi-Marner
McMann-Tavares-Jarnkrok
Holmberg-Dewar(1.35M)-Reaves

Rielly-Tanev(4.5M)
McCabe-X
Benoit-Liljegren

Woll
Stolarz(2.75M)

This roster costs 80.15M and you have 7.85M to fill 1/2LW and 2RD. Tough ask. It makes a ton of sense to go after Desharnais at ~1.2M and move Liljegren giving them 9.65M to fill those 2 spots. This assumes Timmins is waived, Kampf and Robertson are traded for non-roster players.
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I'd expect the Leafs to be in on Skinner to replace Robertson on a show me 1 year deal and probably someone like Lundkvist who fits exactly what they need to give them RHD depth at a cheap rate. I think Liljegren will be expected to be a #4, which he did well this past season.

There's also a bunch of capable mid-line forwards that you could sign to give similar Bertuzzi contributions.

But at the end of the day, Treliving probably needs to get busy on the phones for a trade (or two) if the UFA market isn't working out.
 
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Skinner is a good option for depth in case of injuries. Depending on cost I’d like that move on a 1 year deal.

SprDaVE said:
If Vegas gets Stamkos, I give up. I think Nashville makes a lot of sense in terms of being able to give him money and playing time. They could also be a big time player for Marner -- they got picks, players of interest and prospects.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807637203528687705
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I would have thought Detroit for sure. Especially with the Yzerman connection
 
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