The Leafs have wrapped up their moves for this off-season.
FORWARDS
We managed to address our needs for size and physical play in our forward group by adding Dustin Penner, who we think could find himself at home playing centre ice between Kessel and Lupul. Cal Clutterbuck will add a level of grit this team has lacked, and we feel our bottom 6 lines are going to be combination of physical play and solid scoring punch. We moved out Tim Connolly via waivers, as well as moved forwards such as Matthew Lombardi in order to get back into the draft in the middle rounds, and Clarke MacArthur for an extra 2nd and 4th as Kadri will now get his chance full time in a scoring role in the NHL. The acquisition of Matt D'Agostini gives us further options up front at a very low price, which has us very excited at the different possibilities that are out there for us. While we held back on adding veterans on our forward ranks, we feel the addition of Clutterbuck gives us a guy who will lead by example which is infectious on a team like this.
DEFENCE
We moved out Schenn to acquire Backstrom and Clutterbuck (as well as a 3rd round pick which turned into Devin Shore), as well as Franson in exchange for Rakell. We like the return we've gotten for these players, and have filled the holes left behind with a spot for Korbinian Holzer who has earned the right to play in the big leagues, as well as the FA signing of Greg Zanon who should bring solid, responsible defensize zone play and settle things down out there, while also bringing a solid veteran presence to the dressing room.
GOALTENDING
We've added our #1 in Backstrom, who is going to be able to give Reimer time to learn and refine his technique to become our goalie of the future. We feel this position is now solid for the first time in several years.
PROSPECT DEPTH
We're thrilled with the work we've done in our prospect pool. We've added high end talent and size to our forward corps in the form of Radek Faksa and Jarrod Maidens, while also adding finesse and skill in the form of Richard Rakell, AJ Michaelson, and Devin Shore. We also added a premier defensive prospect in Matthew Dumba, which has us thrilled as we look down the road to see a potential blue line of Gardiner, Dumba, Blacker, Holzer, Gunnarsson and Phaneuf. In goal, we've acquired a talent in Tyler Beskorowany who we believe is a vast upgrade over Jussi Rynnas, while also adding depth in Jake Paterson who may be the steal of the draft between the pipes.
Your 2012/2013 Toronto Maple Leafs
ROSTER
Joffrey Lupul -
Dustin Penner - Phil Kessel
Nazem Kadri - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin
Matt Frattin - Tyler Bozak -
Cal Clutterbuck
Mike Brown - Dave Steckel - Colby Armstrong
Matt D'Agostini
Joey Crabb
Dion Phaneuf - Carl Gunnarsson
Greg Zanon - Jake Gardiner
John-Michael Liles - Mike Komisarek
Korbinian Holzer
Niklas Backstrom
James Reimer
TOP PROSPECTS
1. Nazem Kadri, C
2. Jesse Blacker, D
3. Matt Frattin, RW
4. Carter Ashton, RW
5. Greg McKegg, C
6. Tyler Biggs, RW
7. Stuart Percy, D
8. Brad Ross, LW
9. Korbinian Holzer, D
10. Ben Scrivens, G
11. Mark Owuya, G
12. Jerry D'Amigo, LW
13. Nicolas Deschamps, LW
14. Josh Leivo, LW
15. Josh Nicholls, RW
16. Juraj Mikus, D
17. Spencer Abbott, C
18. Tyler Brenner, RW
19. Daniel Brodin, LW
20. David Broll, LW
21. Tony Cameranesi, LW
22. Sam Carrick, C
23. Sondre Olden, LW
24. Kenny Ryan, RW
25. Jamie Devane, LW
26. Garrett Sparks, G
OFF-SEASON MOVES
TRADES
TRADE # 1
Luke Schenn
Niklas Backstrom
Cal Clutterbuck
MIN 3rd 2012
TRADE # 2
Matthew Lombardi
NYR 7th 2012
PHX 4th 2012
TRADE # 3
Jussi Rynnas
Marcel Mueller
Tyler Beskorowany
TRADE # 4
Joe Colborne
Petter Granberg
TOR 2nd 2013
WPG 1st 2012
TRADE # 5
Clarke MacArthur
TBL 2nd 2012
TBL 4th 2012
TRADE # 6
Cody Franson
Richard Rakell
TRADE # 7
TOR 4th 2013
Matt D'Agostini
DRAFT PICKS
1st Round, 5th Overall : Matthew Dumba - Defence - Red Deer Rebels - Western Hockey League
1st Round, 10th Overall : Radek Faksa - Centre - Kitchener Rangers - Ontario Hockey League
2nd Round, 35th Overall : Jarrod Maidens - Centre - Owen Sound Attack - Ontario Hockey League
2nd Round, 39th Overall : Nicolas Kerdiles - Left Wing - US National Training & Development Program
3rd Round, 68th Overall : Devin Shore - Centre - Whitby Fury - Ontario Junior A Hockey League
4th Round, 100th Overall : A.J. Michaelson - Centre - Waterloo Black Hawks - United States Hockey League
4th Round, 104th Overall : Jake Paterson - Goaltender - Saginaw Spirit - Ontario Hockey League
FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
Dustin Penner, C/LW, 2 years, 7M$
Greg Zanon, D, 2 years, 4.3M$
OTHER PLAYER MOVEMENT
WAIVED - Tim Connolly
CAP SITUATION
CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Joffrey Lupul ($4.250m) / Dustin Penner ($3.500m) / Phil Kessel ($5.400m)
Nazem Kadri ($1.720m) / Mikhail Grabovski ($5.500m) / Nikolai Kulemin ($2.150m)
Matt Frattin ($1.000m) / Tyler Bozak ($1.500m) / Cal Clutterbuck ($1.400m)
Mike Brown ($0.737m) / David Steckel ($1.100m) / Colby Armstrong ($3.000m)
Matt D'Agostini ($1.650m) / (NaN)
Joey Crabb ($0.600m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Dion Phaneuf ($6.500m) / Carl Gunnarsson ($1.325m)
Greg Zanon ($2.150m) / Jake Gardiner ($1.117m)
John-Michael Liles ($3.875m) / Mike Komisarek ($4.500m)
Korbinian Holzer ($0.605m) /
GOALTENDERS
Niklas Backstrom ($6.000m)
James Reimer ($1.800m)
BUYOUTS
Darcy Tucker ($1.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $67,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $62,378,333; BONUSES: $1,062,500
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $4,621,667
