16 Jun 2019 15:49:13
3 trades

Now that Phaneuf is bought out, it's looking like Marleau will go there. The Kings saved $4M in cap this year

To LAK: F - P. Marleau + 2020 3rd

To TOR: F - T. Lewis
completed after bonus is paid on July 1st

and

To CAR: F - A. Johnsson + 2019 3rd round pick

To TOR: D - D. Hamilton
completed this week before the draft

and

To EDM: D - N. Zaitsev + F - C. Brown

To TOR: D - M. Benning + F - Z. Kassian
completed July 1st after bonus is paid

Total cap in $11.6M
Total cap out $12.85M + Johnsson (assume $3M)
Leafs save $1.2M and do not have to sign Johnsson anymore

Total cap available for Marner and Kapanen is $15.3M

sign Marner 6 years $9.5M AAV
sign Kapanen 5 years $4.5M AAV

New line up

Hyman Tavares Marner
Nylander Matthews Kapanen
Moore Kadri Kassian
Petan Gauthier Bracco*

Rielly Hamilton
Muzzin Liljegren*
Dermott Benning
Rosen


1.) 16 Jun 2019
16 Jun 2019 18:22:42
I know the whole point of the Edmonton trade is to get rid of Zaitsev. But Edmonton offered Benning + Kassian or Khaira for Brown alone at the deadline, and Leafs declined. So basically now you are offering to make the same trade and throw Zaitsev in for free. I don’t know if Leafs go for that or not. They might want at least a nominal return of some sort.


2.) 16 Jun 2019
16 Jun 2019 19:54:05
If you can improve the deal, I'm all for it. I'm also good with that deal.


3.) 17 Jun 2019
17 Jun 2019 00:12:25
We do people want kassian so bad? I get that he bringns grit to the team but we need cheap fourth liners now. he'd be good if we weren't in cap trouble.


4.) 17 Jun 2019
17 Jun 2019 02:25:37
I guess Brown has lost time value now, so the deadline deal may not be available anymore. And to dump Zaitsev without retaining I would probably throw him in too with no reservations. Maybe ask for a 3rd so we get some sort of return. We can disguise it better by offering them a 7th as well. Lol.

I don’t know, but given the choice between Kassian or Khaira, I would take Khaira personally. Especially if you are trading away two left wing players as well. I don’t doubt Nylander’s ability to play LW, but would rather keep him in his strong side or have him play 3C and give kadri the 1LW beside Matthews.


5.) 17 Jun 2019
17 Jun 2019 21:20:55
The first trade is perfect.

Swap Johnsson with Kapanen and maybe Carolina considers it. We also need our best LW as we do not have a lot of depth there.

Swap Kassian with a 3rd round pick as Bracco can play in the top 9 and we shouldn't have too much salary coming back.

Marner will want at least 10 mill
If Kapanen wants a long term deal he will likely have to find it elsewhere, 3.5 at max for 2 years or the leafs can't afford him.