11 Apr 2021 14:56:25
So going through the trades and seeing how Savard ended up with Tampa, that got the ol'Trade-o-meter rev up! So here's my kick at the can to plan out past the trade deadline. Andersen is put on LTIR! Robadias island for him!

Trade deadline 2021
Tor gets
Dzingel LW/C/RW

Ottawa gets
Rubins D
Toronto's 3rd round pick 2021

Tor gets
Oesterie D

Arizona gets
Lilijigren D

Tor gets
Ritchie G 50% retained

Calgary gets
Hollowell D
Woll G
Petan C/RW

Toronto's forward lines
Hymn/Mathews/Marner
Galchenyuk/Tavares/Nylander
Dzingel/Engvall/Mikheyev
Thornton/Kerfoot/Spezza
Extras: Simmonds & Robertson

Toronto's defensive lines
Riley/Brodie
Muzzin/Holl
Oesterie/Bogosain
Extras: Dermot & Sandin

Toronto's Goalies
Campbell Sg
Ritchie Bg
Extras: Hutchinson

After we win the cup, we make these moves to protect ourselves for the Expansion Draft.
Going with the 7/3/1 method here's my list attempt.
Mathews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, Kerfoot, Mikheyev, Engvall, Riley, Brodie, Muzzin and Campbell for the goalie!

That leaves Dermot, Holl wide open for the pickings. I suggest we trade one for a draft pick,

Tor gets
2nd round pick 2021

Carolina gets
Dermot D

Now give Seattle your best 2nd round pick out of the 2 you have to cover not picking Holl and we keep our Dman.

Have deals in place with Hymn and Galchenyuk so they stay out of the expansion draft cycle. Now move onto the armature draft.

Draft floor deals
Tor gets
Monahan C
Valimaki D

Calgary gets
Nylander C/RW
Brooks C
Kral D

Tor gets
Patrick LW

Philly gets
Kerfoot LW/C/RW

Now proceed with the draft. You have a 1st and 2nd to pick with. Where the leafs pick will be a crapshoot when gauging prospects. There is always the diamond in the rough!

Now onto the UFA/Canada Day and the personal prediction I'll be drunk it's a little early to tell how drunk but drunk I will be! And here's how we roll out the team. Since I'm claiming we won the cup we let Spezza, Thornton Bogosain and Simmonds walk off into the sun set! Then we let Dzingel and Andersen walk also.
Also sign up the Expansion draft deals of Hymn and Galchenyuk! Sign Ritchie to back up Campbell and sign Oesterie as our depth D man

Now fill out the roster as follows,

Toronto's forward lines
Hymn/Mathews/Marner
Galchenyuk/Tavares/Mikheyev
Robertson/Monahan/Patrick
Barabanov/Engvall/Hallender
Extras: ??

Toronto's defensive lines
Riley/Brodie
Muzzin/Holl
Sandin/Valimaki
Extras: Oesterie

Toronto's Goalies
Campbell Sg
Ritchie Bg
Extras: Hutchinson

I'm pretty sure there could be some money left over through this awesome proposal! Lol! Anyway killed my morning now onto the garden!


1.) 11 Apr 2021
11 Apr 2021 15:41:28
Mikheyev is exempt from draft.


2.) 11 Apr 2021
11 Apr 2021 20:42:42
You know Leafs don't have their own 3rd?

Check your numbers before you post.