08 Mar 2023 01:44:05
Since the deadline has passed and there will be no more trades until the draft, I thought it would be interesting to outline the team that I would have built at the trade deadline as opposed to Dubas's mechanizations.

Crouse - Matthews - Marner
Bunting - Tavares - Nylander
Barbashev - Bjugstad - Jarnkrok
Acciari - Kampf - Lafferty
Steeves/McMann

Chychrun - Brodie
MCCabe - Liljegren
Giordano - Schenn
Reilly

Samsonov
Vejmelka

Out:
Leafs 2023 1st
Leafs 2023 3td
Leafs 2023 3rd via Ottawa
Leafs 2024 1st
Leafs 2024 2nd
Leafs 2024 3rd
Leafs 2025 1st
Leafs 2025 3rd
Not substantially different than what was done.
Murray $4.7
Kerfoot $3.5
Engvall $2.25
Holl $2
Sandin $1.4
Aston Reese $800,000
Simmons $900,000

Total $15.55

In
Chychrun $4.6
Crouse $4.3
Vejmelka $2.725
MCCabe $2 (50% retained)
Bjugstad $900,000
Acciari $800,000
Lafferty $1.15
Schenn $800,000

Total $17.275

Difference $1.725

All players except Crouse were available and involved in trades.

08 Mar 2023 03:00:27
A couple of these I don't agree on.

Barbashev is a PP specialist and don't see any room for him on this PP.

Although I like Bjugstad, I can't fault Dubas for the ROR trade. ROR is exactly what this team needs imo.

Great topic for discussion. I'm sure we all have players/ trades in mind we wish happened and others we think weren't worth it.

I almost scrolled past this thinking it was Kennedy until I realized Kane isn't a Leafs player lol.

08 Mar 2023 11:25:35
Interesting idea WB. Kind of hard to follow as there are no real trades mentioned, just who comes in and who leaves. Who took Murray in what trade for instance? Also, you have Barbashev in the lineup, but he is not accounted for in your players in cap totals.

08 Mar 2023 14:38:22
Would be more interesting if there was a breakdown of what went to who. i would guess that as there are several Coyotes on that new team that the majority of picks that were sent out went to them. that said where did the leafs players go? It sounds like Arizona wanted nothing to do with taking back contacts, so again seeing as there are so many Yotes on this team dunno if it would have gotten done as i would think they were shipped there.

08 Mar 2023 23:44:27
The question asked was what would the trades have looked like?
These are the transactions I would like to have seen at the trade deadline.

To Arizona:
2023 -1st
2023 - 3rd
2025 - 1st
2025 - 3rd
Matthew Knies
Rasmus Sandin $1.4
Nick Robertson $762,000
William Villeneuve
Joseph Woll

Matt Murray $4.7
Alex Kerfoot $3.5
Pierre Engvall $2.25
Justin Holl $2

To Leafs:
Jacob Chychrun $4.6
Lawson Crouse $4.3
Karl Vejmelka $2.725
Bjugstad $900,000

In: $12.525
Out: $14.687

To Chicago:
2024 - 1st
2024 - 2nd
Wayne Simmons $900,000
Aston Reese $800,000

To Leafs:
Jake MCCabe $2 ( (50% retained)
Sam Lafferty $1.15

In : $3.15
Out: $1.7

To St Louis
2023 - 3rd via Ottawa
2026 - 2nd
Jordie Benn $800,000

To Leafs
Noel Acciari $800,000
Ivan Barbashev $1.15 (50% retained)

In: $1.95
Out: $800,000

To Vancouver:
2024 - 3rd

To Leafs:
Luke Schenn $800,000

Total In: $18.425
Total Out: $17.187

Crouse - Matthews - Marner
Bunting - Tavares - Nylander
Barbashev - Bjugstad - Jarnkrok
Acciari - Kampf - Lafferty

Chychrun - Brodie
MCCabe - Liljegren
Giordano- Schenn
Reilly

Samsonov
Vejmelka.

09 Mar 2023 01:34:38
@WB why Barbashev? It's the one I don't understand.

I'm a little hesitant on Crouse, but I understand why everyone wants him as well.

09 Mar 2023 13:45:41
Thanks WB, this is what I meant. You added Knies, Woll, Simmonds, Benn, Robertson, Villeneuve and another 2nd that wasn't included in your original post. There is some pretty significant extra value there now.

Arizona deal is interesting, but you are asking them not only to take to take Murray, but 3 pending UFA's. You may have given them enough value otherwise though if they were interested in moving Crouse and Vejmelka (who also wasn't actually involved in a trade) .

You reduced the return for Chicago a bit from what they got, but nothing that probably stops the deal unless Chicago wanted Anderson.

I think you are too light on the STL deal. They got Dean for Barbashev alone.

The Luke Schenn deal basically the deal, but would depend on if Rutherford wants the picks for this draft as they didn't have much draft capital.

All in all, most seem reasonable. Well done.

10 Mar 2023 00:07:42
RLF

Kerfoot, Holl and Engvall are all expiring contracts that Coyotes would have the option of trying to extend or not depending on how they fit.
Any RFA’s are still under team control.

Barbashev is a bit of an outlier.
I like his physicality and since Knies is being traded I thought Barbashev might be a good fit.
He is not necessarily required though.