21 May 2019 14:05:26
Trades:

Toronto: Nazem Kadri
Calgary: Sam Bennett, Rasmussen Andersson

Sam Bennett is the perfect 3C in my eyes. He was born and bred a leaf fan and plays with his heart each and every night. He'll be another Hyman type player who will be cheap and will be able to take faceoffs on our PK unit. I have him extending with the leafs for 2 years at 2M AAV.

Toronto: Kasperi Kapanen
Carolina: Brett Pesce

Pretty simple and straight forward hockey trade. Nylander will not be getting traded this summer and he needs to be playing with Matthews. With the emergence of Bracco, he'll be able to play on the third line. Kapanen is a great player and he's far too good to be playing on the third line. It's wasted assets having him there. Carolina will be able to sign him long term and give them depth scoring, something they're in need of. Pesce is under contract long term at a good AAV, he's a right shot and that's exactly what the leafs need.

Toronto: Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown, Dmytro Timashov, 2020 3rd round pick
Vancouver: Chris Tanev

People say that Zaitsev is a massive cap dump but it's been said numerous times that the leafs had offers on Zaitsev at the deadline. He was paired the majority of his time with Jake Gardiner and had glimpses of hope but I think jake's defensive mistakes make Zaitsev look even worse. When Zaitsev was paired with a defensive defencemen (Muzzin), he showed he could be a good shutdown partner. Tanev has 1 year left and is super injury prone. I'm taking he doesn't have any trade value anymore and could be worth the risk for a playoff team if healthy.

UFA Signings:

Brian Boyle (1year x 1.5M)

Big and solid centre who can PK and is reliable in the faceoff circle. Didn't produce with the leafs but I love his game.

Carl Hagelin (3years x 3M)

Speedy winger who although doesn't produce many points, plays a very solid game without the puck and drives possession.

RFA Signings:

Mitch Marner (7 years x 10M)
Sam Bennett (2 years x 2M)

Projected 2019-2020 Lines:

Hyman (2.25)-Tavares (11)-Marner (10)
Mikheyev (.9)-Matthews (11.6)-Nylander (7)
Hagelin (3)-Bennett (2)-Bracco (.9)
Marchment (.8)-Boyle (1.5)-Moore (.8)
Gauthier (.7)-Petan (.75)

Rielly (5)-Tanev (4.5)
Muzzin (4)-Pesce (4)
Dermott (.9)-Andersson (.9)
Rosen (.75)-Holl (.7)

Anderson (5)
Sparks (.8)

Total Cap (79.75M)

1.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 15:17:35
WHERE IS Marleau?

2.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 15:59:27
Hagelin 3 for 3 is a terrible signing. There are much cheaper options out there for speedy guys who can move the puck. Someone will give him that money, but it's not going to be the leafs.

The Boyle signing is interesting, but again I think the leafs will go for a cheaper option.

Chris Tanev is not a top 4 defenceman anymore, he is even worse then Zaitsev. The only reason the leafs probably make that trade is to get rid of Zaitsev's long term contract. I would target a cheaper option like Dylan Demelo who put up more points last year while playing on the worst team in the league.

Kapanen for Pulock is a better move then Kapanen for Pesce. However this is only because the leafs cannot afford Pesce's 4.25 million dollar contract at the moment.

The leafs likely aren't trading Kadri unless they are totally screwed with the cap situation (they can't trade Zaitsev)

3.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 16:54:13
I forgot to mention:

Toronto: Patrick Marleau, Andreas Johnsson
Arizona: Future Considerations

Arizona would buyout Marleau's contract. Since he signed it after the age of 35, the cap hit would stay with Arizona. Johnsson would be the cost to take the cap dump. This may sound like a lot but I compared it to the Brooks Orpik deal last year with Colorado. After being bought out, Marleau would then sign a 1 year, $1M contract with San Jose to retire there.

4.) 22 May 2019
21 May 2019 23:11:22
Downgrading Kadri to Bennett in order to bring in Andersson is a smart move. Bennett plays similar grinder style as Kadri, but less apt to make stupid moves that get him suspended. Even if he did do something silly, he does not have a history, so would not be receiving long term suspension like Kadri, who is now an easy target for referees and discipline committee. Calgary has a surplus of high quality defensemen, so may be willing to add Andersson in order to facilitate the trade for Kadri.

The main problem trading for Tanev, as you clearly state, is that he is super injury prone. Even Zaitsev is better than someone who isnâ€™t playing. I guess the bonus is that if Tanev gets hurt, we LTIR him and use the cap space to pursue a replacement. MostLeaf is right, Tanev is no longer a qualified top 4 player (his possession metrics are especially poor), and should be on third line with reduced minutes in order to limit his exposure to high risk plays that lead to injury.

I like Boyle, but he made it clear he doesnâ€™t want to play in Toronto when he signed with the Devils for less than what the Leafs offered him.

Hagelin just isnâ€™t very good anymore. I like his speed, but thatâ€™s all he has going for him.

Your LW looks really weak, and thatâ€™s because you forgot to add both Johnsson and Marleau. Once you insert those guys, your lineups look much better, and it becomes apparent that we wouldnâ€™t need Hagelin anyway.

5.) 22 May 2019
21 May 2019 23:20:44
How does this help the leafs I could see adding a pick or a prospect like Engvall or something but to just give away a player that could be in our top 6 next year makes no sense.