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Originally Posted by dino7c
You still have to ice a team...and those LTIR's won't get them back cap space lol...they are OVER the cap and using those to get under now
even if it was...33M for 11 players with 1 quality D man and no goaltender
GL with that
What D core are you building though free agency?
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The expiring LTIR deals do help them make moves in the off season as you can only exceed the cap by 10% and guys aren’t on LtIR until the season.
I don’t know how they make it work, nor do I particularly care - what I do know is, it’s easier to fill out a blue line than it is to find Matthews, Marner and Nylander.
And more than a blue line, they need a legitimate elite goalie. It isn’t an accident that the last time they had playoff success, their goalie was Curtis Joseph.
Two trips to the conference finals and six playoff rounds won in four years - you need a goalie who can stand up to the level of attention that comes with being the goalie of the Toronto Maple Leafs.