Summer Prediction Thread

[AppsSyl]

Thought it might be fun to have a thread for predictions of things to happen this offseason. You have to fill out at least one thing under each heading.

Trades:

UFA Signings:

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):

2018 1st Rd. Draft Choice:

2018 2nd Rd. Draft Choice:

Management Hires:



My Predictions:

Trades:

To ARZ
Jake Gardiner (signed/extended)
Connor Carrick
Josh Leivo
2018 25th Overall
2019 2nd rd. Pick

To TOR
2018 5th Overall (Hopefully Draft Noah Dobson)
Niklas Hjalmarsson

and could also see something like...

To FLA
Connor Brown

To TOR
Mark Pysyk

UFA Signings:

John Tavares $10 million x 7 years

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):

Matthews: $11 million x 8 years
Marner: $7.5 million x 8 years
Nylander: $6.5 million x 7 years

2018 1st Rd. Draft Choice:

If we stay at 25th OA K'Andre Miller (would like Mattias Samuelsson but don't think we will pick him)

2018 2nd Rd. Draft Choice:

Jake Wise or Nils Lundkvist

Management Hires:

Ron Francis

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[LeafGrief]

I would die of happiness if that Arizona trade went through and we got Dobson out of it.

My predictions

Trades:
Negotiating rights to Van Riemsdyk for 2019 3rd - New Jersey.
Connor Carrick for 2018 3rd - Arizona
Sparks for 2019 3rd - STL after training camp. I think we go with the veteran McBackup and give Sparks a chance to shine somewhere else.

Blockbuster:

TOR:
Gardiner
Leivo
2019 2nd

EDM:
10th overall
Matt Benning

UFA Signings:
Joe Thornton 1y - $6m
Mike Green 2y - $5m per

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):
Matthews 8y - $10.5m per. He is named captain.
Nylander 7y - $6.5m per.
Marner doesn't sign.

2018 1st Rd. Draft Choice:
Martin Kaut @ 25th

2018 2nd Rd. Draft Choice:
Calen Addison @ 52nd

Management Hires:
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen - I have no idea


Roster for Opening Night

Hyman - Matthews - Nylander
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Johnsson - Thornton - Grundstrom
Brown - Lindholm - Kapanen
Aaltonen

Johnsson steals Hyman's job in November. Nylander plays C and Kappy slots onto his wing in the event of injuries. Thornton gets to play with some talented young Swedes who go hard to the net and can convert on his passes.

Rielly - Hainsey
Dermott - Green
Borgman - Zaitsev
Benning

Hainsey starts the year with Rielly. Zaitsev finds his mojo after 2.5 years of Baptism by Babcock Fire (Babtism?) and steals the top pairing spot halfway through December when Hainsey gets tired. We also see some games where Borgman comes out and Hainsey plays on the left side with Benning.

Andersen
McBackup

 

[rent free]

Arizona definitely says no to that trade.

 

[LeafFever]

Arizona is so broke I am not sure they have the cash to sign Jake.

 

[hamzarocks]

Thats a terrible deal for zona. They would need kadri back for the 5th pick and I would not deal kadri for the 5th.

 

[Americanadian]

Trades: Kapanen for Andersson, Gardiner+25 for Braun+21

UFA Signings: Pateryn 3x2M, Riley Nash 3x3, Beagle 2x2

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Johnsson-Nash-Brown
Martin-Beagle-Leivo

Rielly-Braun
Hainsey-Zaitsev
Dermott-Pateryn

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV): Matthews 8x10.5, Nylander 3x5M, Marner doesn't sign.

2018 1st Rd. Draft Choice: Bode Wilde

2018 2nd Rd. Draft Choice: Jake Wise

Management Hires: Ron Francis

 

[Stephen]

Move Kadri and Gardiner to Arizona for either some package of picks and prospects assuming they want to improve on their 2018 finish.

Let Bozak and JVR walk to free up cap space.

Sign Tavares to replace Kadri and a veteran defenseman or two from the UFA market.

Sign Nylander to a 5 year deal.

 

[stickty111]

Move Kadri and Gardiner to Arizona for either some package of picks and prospects assuming they want to improve on their 2018 finish.

Let Bozak and JVR walk to free up cap space.

Sign Tavares to replace Kadri and a veteran defenseman or two from the UFA market.

Sign Nylander to a 5 year deal.

:
You can still improve the team without trading Kadri or Gardiner

 

[Mellor683]

Trades: Kapanen for Andersson, Gardiner+25 for Braun+21

UFA Signings: Pateryn 3x2M, Riley Nash 3x3, Beagle 2x2

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Johnsson-Nash-Brown
Martin-Beagle-Leivo

Rielly-Braun
Hainsey-Zaitsev
Dermott-Pateryn

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV): Matthews 8x10.5, Nylander 3x5M, Marner doesn't sign.

2018 1st Rd. Draft Choice: Bode Wilde

2018 2nd Rd. Draft Choice: Jake Wise

Management Hires: Ron Francis

Trades
Hainsey and Leivo for j McCann
Gardiner and Bracco for klefbom and z kassian from oilers
kapenen, Nielsen and Martin for Faulk

Lineup

Hyman Matthews nylander
Marleau Kadri Marner
Johnsson McCann brown
Grundstrom Lindholm kassian
Aaltonen, greening


Rielly Faulk
Klefbom Zaitsev
Dermott Holl
Ozhiganov

Andersen
Sparks

 

[Advanced stats]

Move Kadri and Gardiner to Arizona for either some package of picks and prospects assuming they want to improve on their 2018 finish.

Let Bozak and JVR walk to free up cap space.

Sign Tavares to replace Kadri and a veteran defenseman or two from the UFA market.

Sign Nylander to a 5 year deal.

Ew no. Don't trade Kadri

 

[BM14]

K'Andre Miller intrigues me at 25 but I don't think he'd be there.

Ron Francis hired.

Gardiner traded to Carolina.

 

[Stephen]

Ew no. Don't trade Kadri

Would prefer Tavares.

 

[Advanced stats]

Would prefer Tavares.

Do you have a solution for the defense? Especially after trading Gardiner?

 

[Stephen]

Do you have a solution for the defense? Especially after trading Gardiner?

Maybe we could see if we could pry Chychrun loose in the Kadri/Gardiner deal, then go sign some defensemen to fill the gaps.

 

[Superstar]

I predict this summer will be...HOT!

 

[BM14]

I predict this summer will be...HOT!

Yea, f*** this. Give me winter back.

 

[tmlfan98]

Trades:
To VGK: Connor Carrick
To TOR: rights to Nikita Gusev

To FLA: Josh Leivo
To TOR: rights to Adam Mascherin

To CGY: Curtis McElhinney
To TOR: Jon Gillies and a 2019 5th

To CAR: William Nylander, Jake Gardiner, Matt Martin and a 2020 conditional 2nd (1st if Skinner re-signs)
To TOR: Jeff Skinner, Brett Pesce, a 2020 7th and a 2020 conditional 2nd (1st if Gardiner re-signs)

UFA Signings:
John Tavares 11x7
Michal Kempny 2.5x2

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):
Matthews 11.5x8
Marner 7.5x7

2018 1st Rd. Draft Choice:
Vitali Kravtsov

2018 2nd Rd. Draft Choice:
Jack McBain

Management Hires:
Ron Francis

2018-19 Lineup:
Marleau-Matthews-Marner
Skinner-Tavares-Kapanen
Johnsson-Kadri-Hyman
Grundstrom-Lindholm-Brown
Aaltonen

Rielly-Pesce
Kempny-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey
Holl-Ozhiganov

Andersen
Sparks

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Maybe we could see if we could pry Chychrun loose in the Kadri/Gardiner deal, then go sign some defensemen to fill the gaps.

Chychrun is much worse than Gardiner. Maybe he'll close the gap, but our defense isn't good enough to make a gamble like that

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Draft Trades:

MTL 2nd Round Pick 2018 (35th Overall)
WSH 2nd Round Pick 2018 (61st/62nd Overall)
MTL 3rd Round Pick 2018 (66th Overall)


TOR 1st Round Pick 2018 (25th Overall)


CAR 2nd Round Pick 2018 (42nd Overall)


SJS 2nd Round Pick 2018 (52nd Overall)
MTL 3rd Round Pick 2018 (66th Overall)


BOS 3rd Round Pick 2018 (88th Overall)


Calvin Pickard


VGK 3rd Round Pick 2018 (92nd/93rd Overall)
MIN 6th Round Pick 2018 (179th Overall)


Connor Carrick

Draft Choices:
2nd Round (35th Overall): C Jacob Olofsson - Timra (Allsvenskan)
2nd Round (42nd Overall): C Ty Dellandrea - Flint (OHL)
2nd Round (61st/62nd Overall): C/LW Blake McLaughlin - Chicago (USHL)
3rd Round (83rd Overall): LD Jordan Harris - Kimball Union Academy (USHS-MA)
3rd Round (88th Overall): RD Michael Kesselring - New Hampton School (USHS-MA)
3rd Round (92nd/93rd Overall): LD Xavier Bernard - Drummondville (QMJHL)
4th Round (118th Overall): RD Ty Emberson - USA U18 (USDP)
5th Round (149th Overall): C/LW Justin Almeida - Moose Jaw (WHL)
6th Round (179th Overall): C/RW Alex Steeves - Dubuque (USHL)
7th Round (209th Overall): C Matthias Emilio Pettersson - Muskegon (USHL)
7th Round (211th Overall): LD Yegor Zamula - Calgary (WHL)

Pre/Post Draft Trades:

Adam Mascherin


Andrew Nielsen


Justin Braun
Mikael Boedker


Jake Gardiner
Matt Martin


Anton Forsberg
ANA 7th Round Pick 2019


Curtis McElhinney

UFA Signings:
LD Dan Hamhuis - 2 Years/$6 Million ($3 Million AAV)
F Colin Greening - 1 Year/$800k ($800k AAV)
LW/RW Leo Komarov - 1 Year/$1.1 Million ($1.1 Million AAV)

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):
Auston Matthews - 8 Years/$84 Million ($10.5 Million AAV)
Mitch Marner - 8 Years/$50 Million ($6.25 Million AAV)
William Nylander - 8 Years/$50 Million ($6.25 Million AAV)

Management Hires:
Darryl Plandowski - Director of Scouting
Victor Carneiro - Director of Player Personnel
Wes Clark - Director of Eastern Scouting
Ian Meagher - OHL Scout
Brian Prout - USA Scout

Management Fires:
Lindsay Hofford - Director of Eastern Scouting
Tony Martino - USA Scout

Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup:
Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Brown
Boedker-Nylander-Kapanen
Johnsson-Lindholm-Leivo
Gauthier/Komarov

Rielly-Braun
Hamhuis-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey
Ozhiganov

Andersen-Sparks

PP: Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Kadri, Marleau, Leivo, Boedker, Johnsson, Rielly, Zaitsev. Spares: Kapanen, Brown, Dermott
PK: Hyman, Kapanen, Brown, Lindholm, Hamhuis, Zaitsev, Hainsey, Braun. Spares: Johnsson, Rielly, Dermott, Komarov, Gauthier

Toronto Marlies Lineup:
Grundstrom-Aaltonen-Bracco
Mascherin-Mueller-Timashov
Marchment-Brooks-Moore
Engvall-Greening-Dzierkals
Piccinich/Clune

Borgman-Liljegren
Marincin-Holl
Rosen-LoVerde
Lindgren

Forsberg-Kaskisuo

 

[firstemperor]

My bold, and unlikely prediction is the Leafs won't be picking in the first this year. Pick might be packaged as a trade-down, or used as the centerpiece of a trade for Severson/Myers/Hammer around the draft.

 

[Duke16]

Draft Trades:

MTL 2nd Round Pick 2018 (35th Overall)
WSH 2nd Round Pick 2018 (61st/62nd Overall)
MTL 3rd Round Pick 2018 (66th Overall)


TOR 1st Round Pick 2018 (25th Overall)


CAR 2nd Round Pick 2018 (42nd Overall)


SJS 2nd Round Pick 2018 (52nd Overall)
MTL 3rd Round Pick 2018 (66th Overall)


BOS 3rd Round Pick 2018 (88th Overall)


Calvin Pickard


VGK 3rd Round Pick 2018 (92nd/93rd Overall)
MIN 6th Round Pick 2018 (179th Overall)


Connor Carrick

Draft Choices:
2nd Round (35th Overall): C Jacob Olofsson - Timra (Allsvenskan)
2nd Round (42nd Overall): C Ty Dellandrea - Flint (OHL)
2nd Round (61st/62nd Overall): C/LW Blake McLaughlin - Chicago (USHL)
3rd Round (83rd Overall): LD Jordan Harris - Kimball Union Academy (USHS-MA)
3rd Round (88th Overall): RD Michael Kesselring - New Hampton School (USHS-MA)
3rd Round (92nd/93rd Overall): LD Xavier Bernard - Drummondville (QMJHL)
4th Round (118th Overall): RD Ty Emberson - USA U18 (USDP)
5th Round (149th Overall): C/LW Justin Almeida - Moose Jaw (WHL)
6th Round (179th Overall): C/RW Alex Steeves - Dubuque (USHL)
7th Round (209th Overall): C Matthias Emilio Pettersson - Muskegon (USHL)
7th Round (211th Overall): LD Yegor Zamula - Calgary (WHL)

Pre/Post Draft Trades:

Adam Mascherin


Andrew Nielsen


Justin Braun
Mikael Boedker


Jake Gardiner
Matt Martin


Anton Forsberg
ANA 7th Round Pick 2019


Curtis McElhinney

UFA Signings:
LD Dan Hamhuis - 2 Years/$6 Million ($3 Million AAV)
F Colin Greening - 1 Year/$800k ($800k AAV)
LW/RW Leo Komarov - 1 Year/$1.1 Million ($1.1 Million AAV)

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):
Auston Matthews - 8 Years/$84 Million ($10.5 Million AAV)
Mitch Marner - 8 Years/$50 Million ($6.25 Million AAV)
William Nylander - 8 Years/$50 Million ($6.25 Million AAV)

Management Hires:
Darryl Plandowski - Director of Scouting
Victor Carneiro - Director of Player Personnel
Wes Clark - Director of Eastern Scouting
Ian Meagher - OHL Scout
Brian Prout - USA Scout

Management Fires:
Lindsay Hofford - Director of Eastern Scouting
Tony Martino - USA Scout

Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup:
Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Brown
Boedker-Nylander-Kapanen
Johnsson-Lindholm-Leivo
Gauthier/Komarov

Rielly-Braun
Hamhuis-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey
Ozhiganov

Andersen-Sparks

PP: Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Kadri, Marleau, Leivo, Boedker, Johnsson, Rielly, Zaitsev. Spares: Kapanen, Brown, Dermott
PK: Hyman, Kapanen, Brown, Lindholm, Hamhuis, Zaitsev, Hainsey, Braun. Spares: Johnsson, Rielly, Dermott, Komarov, Gauthier

Toronto Marlies Lineup:
Grundstrom-Aaltonen-Bracco
Mascherin-Mueller-Timashov
Marchment-Brooks-Moore
Engvall-Greening-Dzierkals
Piccinich/Clune

Borgman-Liljegren
Marincin-Holl
Rosen-LoVerde
Lindgren

Forsberg-Kaskisuo

I like how there is a legitimate chance that the Marlies D core remains the same for next season. Only possibility I see is Marincin (and maybe Holl, but not as likely) walk or request a trade in favour of NHL opportunities. As we stand, all 6 starters should return.

 

[DarkKnight]

I predict a big, big trade to get defensive help. I also think we could re-sign Bozak. I see us adding a goalie, in some form, that has the potential to challenge for the number 1 job... we don't have that now and we need it if Andy doesn't take the next step. I also predict we have NO Captain heading into next year. I see one more front office add, a former player, rink rat type.

 

[Griffin76]

Draft Trades:

MTL 2nd Round Pick 2018 (35th Overall)
WSH 2nd Round Pick 2018 (61st/62nd Overall)
MTL 3rd Round Pick 2018 (66th Overall)


TOR 1st Round Pick 2018 (25th Overall)


CAR 2nd Round Pick 2018 (42nd Overall)


SJS 2nd Round Pick 2018 (52nd Overall)
MTL 3rd Round Pick 2018 (66th Overall)


BOS 3rd Round Pick 2018 (88th Overall)


Calvin Pickard


VGK 3rd Round Pick 2018 (92nd/93rd Overall)
MIN 6th Round Pick 2018 (179th Overall)


Connor Carrick

Draft Choices:
2nd Round (35th Overall): C Jacob Olofsson - Timra (Allsvenskan)
2nd Round (42nd Overall): C Ty Dellandrea - Flint (OHL)
2nd Round (61st/62nd Overall): C/LW Blake McLaughlin - Chicago (USHL)
3rd Round (83rd Overall): LD Jordan Harris - Kimball Union Academy (USHS-MA)
3rd Round (88th Overall): RD Michael Kesselring - New Hampton School (USHS-MA)
3rd Round (92nd/93rd Overall): LD Xavier Bernard - Drummondville (QMJHL)
4th Round (118th Overall): RD Ty Emberson - USA U18 (USDP)
5th Round (149th Overall): C/LW Justin Almeida - Moose Jaw (WHL)
6th Round (179th Overall): C/RW Alex Steeves - Dubuque (USHL)
7th Round (209th Overall): C Matthias Emilio Pettersson - Muskegon (USHL)
7th Round (211th Overall): LD Yegor Zamula - Calgary (WHL)

Pre/Post Draft Trades:

Adam Mascherin


Andrew Nielsen


Justin Braun
Mikael Boedker


Jake Gardiner
Matt Martin


Anton Forsberg
ANA 7th Round Pick 2019


Curtis McElhinney

UFA Signings:
LD Dan Hamhuis - 2 Years/$6 Million ($3 Million AAV)
F Colin Greening - 1 Year/$800k ($800k AAV)
LW/RW Leo Komarov - 1 Year/$1.1 Million ($1.1 Million AAV)

Contracts of Matthews/Marner/Nylander (Term & AAV):
Auston Matthews - 8 Years/$84 Million ($10.5 Million AAV)
Mitch Marner - 8 Years/$50 Million ($6.25 Million AAV)
William Nylander - 8 Years/$50 Million ($6.25 Million AAV)

Management Hires:
Darryl Plandowski - Director of Scouting
Victor Carneiro - Director of Player Personnel
Wes Clark - Director of Eastern Scouting
Ian Meagher - OHL Scout
Brian Prout - USA Scout

Management Fires:
Lindsay Hofford - Director of Eastern Scouting
Tony Martino - USA Scout

Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup:
Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Brown
Boedker-Nylander-Kapanen
Johnsson-Lindholm-Leivo
Gauthier/Komarov

Rielly-Braun
Hamhuis-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey
Ozhiganov

Andersen-Sparks

PP: Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Kadri, Marleau, Leivo, Boedker, Johnsson, Rielly, Zaitsev. Spares: Kapanen, Brown, Dermott
PK: Hyman, Kapanen, Brown, Lindholm, Hamhuis, Zaitsev, Hainsey, Braun. Spares: Johnsson, Rielly, Dermott, Komarov, Gauthier

Toronto Marlies Lineup:
Grundstrom-Aaltonen-Bracco
Mascherin-Mueller-Timashov
Marchment-Brooks-Moore
Engvall-Greening-Dzierkals
Piccinich/Clune

Borgman-Liljegren
Marincin-Holl
Rosen-LoVerde
Lindgren

Forsberg-Kaskisuo

Holy information overload Batman. Well done. Will be interesting to see how many things pan out with your very detailed predictions.

I was thinking/hoping they trade Gardiner for a completely opposite type of defender. That's about as detailed as I get for now. Lol.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Holy information overload Batman. Well done. Will be interesting to see how many things pan out with your very detailed predictions.

I was thinking/hoping they trade Gardiner for a completely opposite type of defender. That's about as detailed as I get for now. Lol.

Thanks! Really it's mostly just pick trading, moving some good depth pieces who need opportunities elsewhere, and trading Gardiner. Well we'll see if the Mascherin thing happens today. It is the last 6 hours for it to happen.

I like the draft haul the best. We will not have any defensive or center depth issues after that draft.

 

[PromisedLand]

Next Season: 2018-2019

Gardiner+1st to LA for Doughty
Sign Tavares: 16M x 1 (and then re-sign after 1 yr is over at a reasonable cap hit)
Sign Johnsson: 2M x 3 years
Altonen: 1.5M x 2 years
Sparks: 1.5M x 2 years

Hyman (2.25M)-Matthews (1M)-Kapanen (860K)
Leivo (925K) -Tavares(14M) -Nylander (6M)
Marleau (6.25M) -Kadri (4.5M) - Marner (1M)
Johnsson (2M) - Altonen (1.5M) - Brown (2.1M) (keep Johnsson-Alt together)
Grundstrom (1M), Martin (2.5M)

Rielly (5M) Doughty (7M)
Hainsey (3M) Zaitsev (4.5M)
Dermott (860K) Carrick (1.5M)
Holl/Rosen (1M)

Andersen (5M)
Sparks (1.5M)

total CAP HIT: (

48M forwards + 22.8 M Defense + 6.5M goalies = Total CAP Hit: approx. 78M cap hit (keep the cap for deadline deals)

​

2019-2020 season​

Re-sign Tavares to 8M x Years (front load contract)​

Re-Sign Doughty to 10M x 8years​

​

Matthews: 10M x 8yrs​

Marner: 7M X 8yrs​

Kapanen: 2.5M x 2years​

Leivo: 2M x 1yr​

​

Trades:​

• Robidas Island or Trade: Marleau (I am assuming it will be hard to move Martin; so we are stuck with him)​
• Carrick​

​

Hyman (2.25M)-Matthews (10M)-Kapanen (2.5)
Leivo (2M) -Tavares(8M) -Nylander (6M)
Grundstrom (1M) -Kadri (4.5M) - Marner (7M)
Johnsson (2M) - Altonen (1.5M) - Brown (2.1M) (keep Johnsson-Alt together)
Martin (2.5M)

Rielly (5M) Doughty (10M)
Dermott (860K) Zaitsev (4.5M)
Rosen (1M) Liljegren (1M)
Marlie D-man (promotion) 960K

Andersen (5M)
Sparks (1.5M)​

total CAP HIT: (
51.3M forwards + 23.3 M Defense + 6.5M goalies = Total CAP Hit: approx. 81.1M cap hit (Cap should be around 88M to 90M by then)​

2020-2021 season
Re-sign Dermott (enough money)
Negotiate with Rielly for extension
Negotiate with Kadri for extension (if not; Nylander moves to center)
Marlies/UFAs and still be under the cap


CONCLUSION

• Win the cup next season
• Repeat to win the Cup
• Three-Peat to win the Cup

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