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05 Jul 2025 14:58:20
The Leafs need fo focus on re-signing Stolarz now and then work on trading Woll. Both are solid goalies and take advantage as the team doesn't have much in trade capital.
Sign Stolarz 6 year $30M
To Philly: G - J. Woll
To TOR: 2027 1st (TOR) + G - S. Ersson + 2027 4th
And
To ANA: F - C. Jarnkrok
To TOR: 2026 4th
And
To STL: 2027 1st (TOR) + F - N
Robertson + F - J. Quillan + F - D. Kampf
To TOR: RW - J. Kyrou
Kyrou is still signed for 6 more years at $8.13M per year
New lineup
Knies Matthews Kyrou
Macelli Tavares Nylander
Cowan Roy Domi
McMann Laughton Lorentz
Pezzetta
Rielly Carlo
McCabe Tanev
OEL Myers
Benoit
Stolarz
Ersson
1.) 05 Jul 2025 16:43:30
If the numbers work on all of these then I would say go for it.
2.) 05 Jul 2025 17:31:07
Edmonton would be thrilled with either goalie what top 6 forward they cold part with in mot sure.
3.) 05 Jul 2025 18:14:18
When was the last time a goalie was traded for a 1st Rd pick? Let alone ++, to a team that surprisingly has solid of not better goalie prospects than hildeby+arti?
4.) 05 Jul 2025 18:34:36
Woll doesn’t get a 1st and 4th.
5.) 05 Jul 2025 20:27:56
Wanna bet CKPS? Not sure why you think Woll isn’t very good but he could get at least that and he is still young.
6.) 06 Jul 2025 00:00:58
Stolarz is already 31 years old so a 6 year contract seems excessive!
I doubt, very much, that Woll gets the Leafs a 1st round pick.
Also, I simply can’t see St Louis trading Kyrou for a future 1st and a bunch of “spare parts”!
25 May 2025 17:16:55
Crouse had a terrible year in Utah, may need a fresh start. So does Robertson, who actually had a better year. Crouse had 12G 6A, while Robertson had 15G, 7A.
To UTAH: F - N. Robertson + F - D. Kampf + 2026 5th
To TOR: F - L. Crouse (25% retained)
Sign C - S. Bennett 7 x $8.5M
Sign F - N. Bjugstad 2 x $2.5M
Re-sign Knies 6 x $7M
Re-sign Lorentz 2 x $1.5M
Re-sign Tavares 5 x $4.5M (basically a 3 year $6.5M deal with 2 extra $1.5M years tagged on ti reduce AAV.
New lineup
Knies Matthews Nylander
Crouse Bennett Tavares
Cowan Domi Bjugstad
Lorentz Laughton McMann
Rielly Carlo
McCabe Tanev
Benoit OEL
1.) 25 May 2025 23:26:33
Why bjugstad over roslovic?
2.) 26 May 2025 01:34:57
It has been widely reported that Sam Bennett has no interest in returning to Canada to play hockey.
Leafs may well find that very few free agents have any interest in wearing the Blue & White under the Toronto microscope after watching Leaf Nation and Leaf Sportswriters melt down and completely lose their rubbish after the game 7 debacle.
It will take a special player to want to bring his family to LeafLand to be part of that.
I would like to see Leafs offer Brad Marchand a $6M x 3 year contract to become their 2nd line LW.
Marchand - Tavares - Nylander works for me.
3.) 27 May 2025 12:12:52
Like the Marchand move, Bridge deal for Knies, Tavares 3 yr deal between 4 and 5 million. Like Brandon Tanev and Tanner jeannot. Until they find out the Marner situation hard to say where that money goes. Hopefully they're unloading Kampf, jarnkrok, Reaves and Robertson.
02 Mar 2025 13:45:44
To TOR: C - D. Cozens (15% retained)
To BUF: C - F. Minten + C - D. Kampf + 2026 1st + 2025 3rd
Toronto picks up Cozens who can either be the teams 2C or 3C, going forward. Cap hit with 15% retained is $6M.
Buffalo picks up Torontos 2nd best prospect and a 1st and 3rd round picks. Kampf goes the other way to help offset cap
1.) 02 Mar 2025 15:56:30
Teams don’t retain on long contracts
As per the experts on this site
Well, except Chicago on Jones
????.
2.) 02 Mar 2025 16:08:55
How does this work with the salary cap?
Oh, it doesn’t!
Waste of a post.
23 Feb 2025 13:19:01
A lot of talk about the Leafs and a 3rd line C, but I don't feel they need to break the bank on one. Dobson at RHD is a player the Leafs have been missing for over a decade, a top pair RHD.
To NYI: F - N. Robertson + D - T. Niemela + F - D. Kampf + 2026 1st + C - F. Minten
To TOR: D - N. Dobson + C - C. Cizikas (50% retained)
Leafs give up arguably 2 of their top 4 prospects + a young player in Robertson and a 1st.
Leafs get back a young top pairing D in Dobson and Cizikas for $1.25M for 2 more years.
Lineup
Knies Matthews Marner
McMann Tavares Nylander
Steeves Cizikas Domi
Lorentz Homburg Dewar
Reaves
Rielly Dobson
McCabe Tanev
OEL Myers
Benoit Timmins
1.) 23 Feb 2025 17:07:44
Once again. Top pairing RHD is the most coveted spot in hockey. Why does Lou do this?
2.) 23 Feb 2025 23:54:14
RHD is not the most coveted spot in hockey. 1C and then 1G are the most coveted spots in hockey. Probably won't get Dobson without Cowan going back though.
3.) 25 Feb 2025 04:58:46
I just don’t see a 1st and a projected - 3rd line center (Minten) getting the Leafs a top pairing, entering his prime, RHD the most sought after position in hockey.
It might be a stretch to call Robertson a top 4 prospect though with only Cowan, Minten and Danford in front of him the point could be debated.
18 Feb 2025 12:52:24
To TOR: D - N. Dobson
To NYI: D - T. Niemela + F - N. Robertson + 2026 1st + F - D. Kampf + D - C. Timmins + 2027 2nd
Toronto basically swaps out Timmins who is a 6th/7th D for their top pairing and trade away a top prospect, young player and 1st in the process. Kampf thrown in for salary offset.
New lineup
Knies Matthews Marner
McMann Tavares Nylander
Pachioretty Domi Minten
Lorentz Homburg Steeves
Rielly Dobson
McCabe Tanev
OEL Myers
Benoit
1.) 18 Feb 2025 18:23:42
Assuming the Leafs would have an idea what it would take to re-sign Dobson, I think it would take something like Kampf, Cowan, Minten and a 1st for Dobson 50% retained.
2.) 19 Feb 2025 01:26:30
I don’t think a future 1st (2026), a future/ future 2nd (2027) and a bunch of nothing will get you a young, top pairing, RHD, arguably the most valuable commodity in the NHL.
Niemala seems to be regressing and has been passed on the depth charts by Villeneuve, Timmins has little to no value and Robertson?
3.) 19 Feb 2025 10:27:56
You need to keep in mind that Dobson is the islanders best dman he likely isn’t going anywhere Lou just wants to see the packages and I think you would have to give up something with the equivalent to Dobson not just cap dumps and future assets.
4.) 19 Feb 2025 12:07:29
All for Dobson. got to get rid of that stiff you’re using for a 3C.
5.) 19 Feb 2025 12:09:00
And you have Minten and Steeves playing on their wrong wings…. Big ask from a young player.
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09 Mar 2024 12:55:59
Trade deadline past, nothing crazy happened, not surprising. Not much to work with.
Off season, while nearly $7M is added from the Matthews and Nylander extensions, a lot of money falls off the books. Cap is rising $4.2M, so need to find $3M.
All the LTIR contracts are gone. Plus Bertuzzi $5.5M, Domi $3M, Brodie $5M, Samsonov $3.5M.
All other contracts are either close or near league minimum, so no need to list.
Re-sign Samsonov, but at a lower value than $3.5M, likely $2M to see it he can bring it together for a full year.
Bertuzzi, let walk, as that $5.5 unless he wants to come back for $4M.
Re-sign Domi, give him a 3 year at $2.5M
See if Brodie wants to come back at a significant discount or re-sign Edmundson, see who is better in the playoffs
Trade
To TOR: D - C. Parayko (14% retained) cap hit is $5.6M
To STL: 2024 1st + F - D. Kampf + F - A. Steeves
See how the team does in the playoffs and possibly look at this in the off-season.
1.) 09 Mar 2024 13:33:58
Interesting ideas, deserving much discussion.
First the in/ out has rounding errors so it’s only $2m that’s needed.
Not sure that Samsonov would resign in Toronto when other teams who are in need of a goalie could easily offer more.
LAK need two goalies next year; both Talbot and Rittich are UFAs. Let’s trade rights to Samsonov AND Jones to LAK for right to Matt Roy! LAK also have cap issues so this advance their cause getting 2 goalies whose combined salaries might be less than Roy’s new salary.
LAK have Brandt Clarke waiting to take Roy’s place and we get a solid 2-way RD to play with Reilly (if we resign him using Brodie’s money) .
I might have interest in resigning Domi at $2.5 and Bertuzzi at $3.75 but they rarely tilt the ice in our favour. And only on the 3rd line for both; their tenacity together might be effective. Bottom line is they are NOT 2L players.
I have zero interest in Brodie, even at minimum salary. There are simply better choices.
And yes Lyubushkin and Edmundson will get their audition in the playoffs when it counts. Neither are worth their current salaries but if they help the PK, clearing the net and are able to slow the rush with body checks we may have something.
Same for Dewar.
As for Parayko while I might like to have him I would continue to oppose any 1st in a package.
Just my opinion.
2.) 09 Mar 2024 14:29:58
St. Louis would owe 2 3rds to leafs as per hertl trade. A but differant but retaining low% for many season doesn’t seem like a huge ask compared to 50% retained with or without 3rd party gets a bigger return even though you’ve retained more than the few month retain. So weird because although a team retain me less % it’s not only moult leaving till the term of thd contract expires or player retires. In fact it takes up a retain slot and only allowed 3 at a time per year you might wanna do something big but that tiny % comes back to bite you
Maybe league will catch on to reversing the values since you end up retaining more cap and salary on the long term low%retain than high % retain on a less than half a year annoyance. It might seem to put u behind covering such a high retain but by the new offseason unlike other scenario you don’t need to think about it or worry if player goes to LTIR causing you to have to get your accounted involved over a non human entity
Just saying.
3.) 10 Mar 2024 01:01:49
@Rsears to say Brodie would be bad at league min is a bit much. I'd take a lot of guys at league min I wouldn't take any higher.
10 Jun 2019 12:43:48
Does the Skinner deal impact Marner's contract?
Skinner just scored 40 goals on a very poor team, and has scored 30+ goals 4 times in his career. He also was a pending UFA
My thoughts are no team is dumb enough to sign Marner to an offer sheet paying him north of $10.5M as no one will pay 4 1st's for a winger, I like Marner but he's not McDavid, sorry
So when looking at a contract, $10.5 is the max I would go with him on an 8 year deal. Ideally the Leafs want $9M on an 8 year deal, but that is not going to happen.
Can a 7 year 9.75M deal work? Slice off 1 year of UFA and meet half way?
1.) 14 Jun 2019 20:59:33
The Skinner deal impacts every contract. I would assume it gives Marner a lot more leverage. Marner is arguably the better player. Scores less goals, but has been instrumental in leading the play for the Leafs. Both are top line wingers and among the top offensive points leaders on their teams. The comparison is apt, and though it doesn’t give Marner any leverage to ask for more money, it does strengthen his case for what he has been asking.
20 Oct 2018 14:31:23
Does Tuch's new deal out of his ELC at $4,75MM for 7 years improve the contract offer talks for the Leafs with Nylander.
I understand he's not as good as Nylander, but also lower than what the Leafs are offering
last year
Nylander 20G, 41A, 61 Pts
Tuch 15G, 22A, 37 Pts
Leafs offer is around $6M - $6.5M on a LT deal
Also hearing a 4 year offer around $4.75M AAV
I would say the Leafs are bang on with their offers using this as a gauge!
1.) 21 Oct 2018 02:07:14
I think Tuch is going to be for Vegas what Lucic was for Edmonton.
09 Jun 2018 16:01:24
Looking towards the draft, the Leafs need to start to upgrade the depth at the C position. After looking at some mocks, here are two quality C to draft 1st and 2nd
1st - C - R. McLeod
2nd - C - J. McBain
Two young big bodied Centres who the Leafs can develop
The other need is at RHD, but I feel with Lilijegren in the pipe and they should be looking for a NHL ready RHD so the draft is not ideal unless they trade up for D - E. Bouchard
27 Feb 2018 02:48:51
Looking towards the off-season,what do contracts look like for the big 3
Using Eichel and McDavid and sandwich for Matthews I come to the following:
A. Matthews 8 years $88M, ($11M AAV)
For both Marner and Nylander who I say are valued the same, I use Ehlers and Pastrnak to sandwich their deals.
M. Marner 7 years 45.5M ($6.5M AAV)
W. Nylander 7 years $45.5M ($6.5M AAV)
Thoughts?
1.) 28 Feb 2018 01:31:57
the amount of years for marner should be 8 years and nylander should take 5.5M at 7 years.
27 May 2025 15:36:20
No need to buyout Reaves, he has 1 year left and is basically a wash if sent to the Marlies.
27 May 2025 15:35:31
I like the idea of a sign and trade. Marner at his age likely wants a max 8 year deal, so it would make sense and a team can get out in front of the other teams.
25 May 2025 17:02:17
Ekblad is likely going to get more than $7M, he's coming off a deal of $7.5M.
02 Mar 2025 13:41:25
Swap out Cowan for Minten, if the Leafs are getting a young C with term, they can afford to trade Minten.
26 Feb 2025 13:30:09
Not trading Cowan.
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