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Originally Posted by dino7c
just asking
although
1. Is Nylander going to stay 6th in points?
2. Again how do the Leafs improve their team?
Their D and Goaltending right now isn't good enough to win, not even close IMO
I think at that price you want him over 100 points a year every year, especially for the first few
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Yeah, it's a fair question but the solution isn't to not sign Nylander. The defence is the bigger concern, as goalies...well, it's a crapshoot as to who gets hot in the playoffs.
With Nylander, this is what they're looking at:
FORWARDS (12)
Right Wing: William Nylander ($11,500,000) - Mitchell Marner ($10,903,000) -
RW#3 - Ryan Reaves ($1,350,000)
Centre: Auston Matthews ($13,250,000) - John Tavares ($11,000,000) - David Kämpf ($2,400,000) - Pontus Holmberg ($800,000)
Left Wing: Matthew Knies ($925,000) -
LW#2 - Calle Järnkrok ($2,100,000) -
LW#4
13th Forward
DEFENSE (6)
Right:
RHD #1 -
RHD#2 - Conor Timmins ($1,100,000)
Left: Morgan Rielly ($7,500,000) -
LHD #2 - Jake McCabe ($2,000,000)
7th Defenceman
GOALTENDER (2)
Goalie #1
Joseph Woll ($766,667)
DETAILS
Roster Size: 12
Salary Cap: $87,675,000
Cap Hit: $65,594,667
Cap Space: $22,080,333
Treliving has his work cut out for him, but he's also in Toronto and they get some sweet heart deals every Summer it seems.
If you start looking at things, they'll be in a pretty good spot (random UFA options selected, just showing it's possible):
FORWARDS (12)
Right Wing: William Nylander ($11,500,000) - Mitchell Marner ($10,903,000) -
Jordano Eberle ($4,000,000) - Ryan Reaves ($1,350,000)
Centre: Auston Matthews ($13,250,000) - John Tavares ($11,000,000) - David Kämpf ($2,400,000) - Pontus Holmberg ($800,000)
Left Wing: Matthew Knies ($925,000) -
Anthony Duclair ($3,000,000) - Calle Järnkrok ($2,100,000) -
AJ Greer ($900,000)
Bobby McMann ($775,000)
DEFENSE (6)
Right:
Christopher Tanev ($4,500,000) -
TJ Brodie ($4,000,000) - Conor Timmins ($1,100,000)
Left: Morgan Rielly ($7,500,000) -
Mark Giordano ($800,000) - Jake McCabe ($2,000,000)
Troy Stetcher ($775,000)
GOALTENDER (2)
Cam Talbot ($3,000,000)
Joseph Woll ($766,667)
DETAILS
Roster Size: 22
Salary Cap: $87,675,000
Cap Hit: $87,344,667
Cap Space: $330,333
So it's totally doable for them to improve around the edges. I think the fact that Tanev sounds like he could be/would be open to extending there is one of the reasons Treliving SHOULD make the splash this season to acquire him - don't let him go elsewhere and extend, don't let him stay in Calgary and extend - acquire and extend him. That guy would stabilize their defence in a pretty big way.