Quoting: John4646
I like what you did but retaining salary’s can come back and bite u in the ass especially when you have to resign Matthews, nylander, marner, Dermott. In this scenario would u plan on signing all the current leafs back( not just those four but also Carrick, Hyman, brown and those players)
Ps. Kapenen is better than Leivo so put him on the third line
Don't worry John 3:16, those retained salaries are just for this year. Bozak and JVR are gone as of July 1st, and the other teams are up against the cap this year, or closer to it in Preds case.
Yes, this HELPS them re-sign everyone, with JVR not coming back, and especially Martin moved and none retained for 2019/20. Komarov and Polak are both done as Leafs, and Hainsey after 2018/19.
I have said before: Matthews 12M, Nylander 6.5M, Marner 6M, Gardiner 5.5M, Kapanen, Carrick, Borgman, Dermott, Johnsson, Leivo will all be cheap as RFAs.
They all fit under the cap without having to do anything with Marleau's 6.25M, which runs out after 2019/20.