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2025 Offseason Thread: Spring Cleaning

CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1939726346865016874

Little bit of a reminder that the Marlies also exist, and we'll likely be seeing a number of signings of players that are earmarked for that team.

The Marlies will need a lot of help at the top of their line-up. Especially if Steeves doesn't return (couldn't blame him if he wanted to see what else was out there). In particularly they're going to need to find players for Cowan to play with. As things stand the team doesn't really have anything resembling a AHL-level 1C.
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GM and Coaching changes with the Leafs took their toll on the Marlies, who are designed to build up players that can plug into the NHL roster. Dubas-era contracts prospects and pickups lapse this offseason, so there is a chance to build this in the new Treliving/Berube mold.
 
GhostofPotvin29 said:
The missing context is that the Leafs had only 7 forwards, 5 D and one NHL goalie signed going into that offseason, in a world where the cap wasn’t going up and up.

This does a good job of explaining it: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-offseason-cap-space-free-agent-room/

I’m curious how people would have fit Hymab in (without knowing anything about how he’s performed in Edmonton) and filled out the remaining pieces.
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You are correct of course: keeping Kerfoot was the right move.

FWIW ... even without knowing how well Hyman would do in Edmonton, I was vociferously against letting him go at the time. My opinion was that he was one of the few grinders we had who would go into corners and come up with the puck. He could also add the odd goal or three. Unlike the powderpuff gang we have had in recent years, Hyman was hard to play against. His accomplishments in Edmonton had zero to do with my opinion then.

As for now, we are spending this offseason filling the roster with players we hope will be hard to play against but may very well just end up as goons.
 
herman said:
My wishlist from 2023-24 offseason is in shambles:
-Marner traded before NMC for 2C + prospect on the cusp
-Knies signed to 7x7 once eligible
-Tavares on deferred salary deal
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this ended up closer to the wish list than I thought possible.

Marner for 2-way RH centre (leaning more defensive)
Knies 6x 7.75M AAV
Tavares is on a deferred salary deal now
 
herman said:
this ended up closer to the wish list than I thought possible.

Marner for 2-way RH centre (leaning more defensive)
Knies 6x 7.75M AAV
Tavares is on a deferred salary deal now
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I mean, that RH 3/4C would’ve been the second or third piece in the Marner trade they should’ve made before the 2023-24 season. That we got anything here is great, but this has got to be among top 3 cases of bungled asset management of the cap era, no?
 
mr grieves said:
I mean, that RH 3/4C would’ve been the second or third piece in the Marner trade they should’ve made before the 2023-24 season. That we got anything here is great, but this has got to be among top 3 cases of bungled asset management of the cap era, no?
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Definitely.
 
mr grieves said:
I mean, that RH 3/4C would’ve been the second or third piece in the Marner trade they should’ve made before the 2023-24 season. That we got anything here is great, but this has got to be among top 3 cases of bungled asset management of the cap era, no?
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Once the NMC kicked in, the Leafs were powerless.

That never should have happened, and I think Shanny was off his rocker to hand Marner the keys.
 
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