Free Agents and Trade Thread - Training camp edition

[Menzinger]

McCann might be a nice target from Pittsburgh (assuming the Leafs have moved out cap hits elsewhere).

Didn't he play for Dubas in the ohl?

 

[Cleetus]

Good situation for a potential trade of Kap, AJ or Kerfoot. Each guys cap hit is 3x what they make in real dollars. AJ for example mlle had just a 1 mil in salary this season

yup I agree, all 3 would be great trade bait....

 

[Cleetus]

Didn't he play for Dubas in the ohl?

yep plus he is a rfa, plus he did get a healthy scratch in game 3 of the qualifying round, maybe they would like to move on

 

[SeaOfBlue]

If that's the bottom 6 next season, I'll be pretty disappointed. The talent is downgraded. The defensive ability is downgraded. The grit is downgraded.

It's also like 4 mill cheaper, which goes directly towards defense. Talent-wise, it is probably not even a drop off. Losing Kapanen sucks, but given the drastic defensive improvement he returns, I think it is worth it. Mikheyev is no slouch at either end, and is probably better than Kapanen defensively (he's one of our best defensive forwards). Robertson is a risk based on potential, but he works hard and can probably replace the 3rd line role Johnsson would occupy without much of a drop off. Barabanov is like replacing Clifford with a guy like Trevor Moore. Yes Clifford is more of a typical grinder, but Barabanov combines energy, hard work and skill in a small package that keeps teams busy and can provide tertiary offense. Clifford does not provide offense of any kind, and was pretty much just a guy who had to hit people to be noticed... That's not something the Leafs are going to find valuable.

I added Vesey and Severson to the top 6 and top 4 respectively, so there is added grit. More importantly, we've got guys who are going to work hard and bring it.

Adding most of those guys does not really make us any more talent, defensively sound or gritty anyways. At best you can replace Spezza with a more defensive-minded veteran.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Hell no on Severson.

 

[Jozay]

McCann might be a nice target from Pittsburgh (assuming the Leafs have moved out cap hits elsewhere).

Definitely wouldnt mind moving on from Kerfoot. How doee Mccann compare?

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Off-Season Re-Tool:

Untouchable:
Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, Jake Muzzin

Needs:
Top Pair RHD
Shutdown 3rd Line C
1A Goalie
Veteran D Depth

On the Block:
Fredrick Andersen, Kasperi Kapanen, Alexander Kerfoot, Andreas Johnsson, Travis Dermott

Leafs - Penguins
Matt Murray (Re-Signed 3 x 3.75/per)
for
Fredrick Andersen

Leafs - Jets
Adam Lowry
for
Alexander Kerfoot

Leafs - Ducks
Kasperi Kapanen, Travis Dermott & Jeremy Bracco
for
Josh Manson

Leafs - Coyotes
Lawson Crouse & 4th
for
Andreas Johnsson

Re-Sign:
Kyle Clifford - 3 years x 1.25 M
Jason Spezza - 1 year x 0.7 M

Sign:
Wayne Simmonds - 1 year x 1.25 M
Radko Gudas - 2 years x 2.5 M

Crouse - Matthews (A) - Marner
Nylander - Tavares (C) - Simmonds
Robertson - Lowry - Hyman
Clifford - Engvall - Spezza

Rielly (A) - Manson
Muzzin - Holl
Sandin - Gudas

Murray
Campbell

 

[Gabriel426]

It's also like 4 mill cheaper, which goes directly towards defense. Talent-wise, it is probably not even a drop off. Losing Kapanen sucks, but given the drastic defensive improvement he returns, I think it is worth it. Mikheyev is no slouch at either end, and is probably better than Kapanen defensively (he's one of our best defensive forwards). Robertson is a risk based on potential, but he works hard and can probably replace the 3rd line role Johnsson would occupy without much of a drop off. Barabanov is like replacing Clifford with a guy like Trevor Moore. Yes Clifford is more of a typical grinder, but Barabanov combines energy, hard work and skill in a small package that keeps teams busy and can provide tertiary offense. Clifford does not provide offense of any kind, and was pretty much just a guy who had to hit people to be noticed... That's not something the Leafs are going to find valuable.

I added Vesey and Severson to the top 6 and top 4 respectively, so there is added grit. More importantly, we've got guys who are going to work hard and bring it.

Adding most of those guys does not really make us any more talent, defensively sound or gritty anyways. At best you can replace Spezza with a more defensive-minded veteran.

The big Four got to play on three separate lines. Their production might drop individually but the team should be better off spreading out the offence.
Put AM with someone who cycles and will get him the puck.
Put Robertson on the same line with Marner and see if they are Hull and Oates 2.0.
Keep JT and Willie together.
As I don’t think AJ/Kap/Kerfoot will be back as the Leafs need TWO Dmen in the back end.

 

[Gabriel426]

Off-Season Re-Tool:

Untouchable:
Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, Jake Muzzin

Needs:
Top Pair RHD
Shutdown 3rd Line C
1A Goalie
Veteran D Depth

On the Block:
Fredrick Andersen, Kasperi Kapanen, Alexander Kerfoot, Andreas Johnsson, Travis Dermott

Leafs - Penguins
Matt Murray (Re-Signed 3 x 3.75/per)
for
Fredrick Andersen

Leafs - Jets
Adam Lowry
for
Alexander Kerfoot

Leafs - Ducks
Kasperi Kapanen, Travis Dermott & Jeremy Bracco
for
Josh Manson

Leafs - Coyotes
Lawson Crouse & 4th
for
Andreas Johnsson

Re-Sign:
Kyle Clifford - 3 years x 1.25 M
Jason Spezza - 1 year x 0.7 M

Sign:
Wayne Simmonds - 1 year x 1.25 M
Radko Gudas - 2 years x 2.5 M

Crouse - Matthews (A) - Marner
Nylander - Tavares (C) - Simmonds
Robertson - Lowry - Hyman
Clifford - Engvall - Spezza

Rielly (A) - Manson
Muzzin - Holl
Sandin - Gudas

Murray
Campbell

I guess you just buyout Willie?

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

I guess you just buyout Willie?

2nd line LW lol

 

[Gabriel426]

2nd line LW lol

Didn’t see that sorry, just used to him being RW or C, lol

 

[Rare Jewel]

Hell no on Severson.

I'm not sure with Gudas either. I probably wouldn't go him as well.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I'm not sure with Gudas either. I probably wouldn't go him as well.

There has been some connection for a while, it seems like a foregone conclusion which is concerning because neither of Gudas or Holl are legit top 4 defenseman.

 

[Rare Jewel]

There has been some connection for a while, it seems like a foregone conclusion which is concerning because neither of Gudas or Holl are legit top 4 defenseman.

Yeah, that could be more than $5m on D-men that aren't likely to be an upgrade.

I like Holl actually, but I wonder if he's not quite up to it to play in the top 4 and too expensive now for the bottom pairing.