Nope, not done at all. Welcome aboard Rittich. Goalie depth... check. Now D?
10 Team, 60 Player Roster
G, A, PTS, PPP, PIM, BLKs, Hits, +/-, Shots, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
C- JHughes, Trocheck, RThomas, Zegras, Norris, Bennett, PLD, Stephenson, Danualt
RW- Raymond, Stone, TWilson, Toffoli, KJohnson, Nyqvist, Zary
LW- Keller, Schmaltz, Bunting, Skinner, Barbashev, Duclair
D- QHughes, McAvoy, Doughty, Heiskanen, LHughes, Mintyukov
G- Shesterkin, Demko, Andersen, Kahkonen, Levi, Tarasov, Annunen
Notable Prospects- Nikishin, Kulich, Leonard, Wood, Perreault, Lekkermaki, Ostlund, Othmman, REvans, L-Heureux, Ivanov, Murashov
Leadership. Grit. Role player. Sounds a lot like what Wayne Simmonds was supposed to be....
Leafs were the first team to ever be a middle man to retain salary last yr, now it's happening. Teams just aren't creative sometimes.
I will be the first to say I don't think many people can grasp what the Leafs do with their cap, but I do think this all is around Andersen's injury and his LTIR status. There was something with the order of Riley Nash and Andersen's LTIR status with the Leafs. Technically Andersen went on LTIR prior to Nash's move from IR to LTIR. So I think they pushed their cap as close as possible to the $81.5mill before LTIR-ing Nash.
If Nash went on LTIR before Andersen, they wouldn't have received as much LTIR relief as the other way around (as I've gathered in the past). If Andersen went on LTIR without Nash acquisition, then the Leafs would have received 0 LTIR relief (which is why he wasn't moved to LTIR before Nash was acquired).
Again, the Leafs with the cap are playing 5D chess while teams play checkers and we are still trying to learn to talk. So I'm still not ever gonna say "I'm right, you're wrong" with this lol.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
I wonder if he does the Foligno "jump" after his first goal. LOL
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Foligno vs. Kerfoot vs. Engvall as 3rd line Centre? This is a no-brainer.
Foligno is a heart ans soul type player. To the earlier comment about Spezza/Simmonds/Thornton - yes brought in for vet-leadership - check x3.
But none of them bring the entangibles Foligno does.
He's a Claude Lemieux mentality type player. Anything/everything to help the team win.
For the playoffs, I take Foligno 10/10 times over Hall. The CBJ haven't made deep runs the last couple years but they have had massive upsets in both seasons - Leafs & the juggernaut Lightning in 19/20.
(Foligno was the captain of both teams in case you missed it).
The only players on the Leafs that really mash players are Muzzin, Bogo & Simmonds. Hyman plays a really gritty style, but he is not a big hitter.
Down by a goal, up by a goal, Foligno didn't even have to wait for Tortz to say his name before hopping on the ice. He can chew up minutes - top 3 in Forward ice-time for the CBJ the past few seasons. One of the few players that had full confidence from Tortz in all situations.
He also provides the potential of a real front of net presence on the power play - for both units.
He gives this line-up a real edge it was lacking heading toward the playoffs.
100% love this deal. This was my preferred acquisition at the deadline.
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Riley Nash - There is a good chance he's ready to play at some point in the first round. he's a PK/shutdown Centre.
The LTIR piece with Nash is by placing him on LTIR his salary doesn't affect the Leafs cap and by being a max-cap team they get to utilize LTIR cap relieve. Essentially from a salary cap perspective Nash is free.
If he can come back and get into the playoffs he gives the Leafs PK a big boost. he can also play a shutdown role against teams top two lines.
Bottom six Centre's were a real weakness for the Leafs. They fixed this in spades.
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If Nash = Barabanov sitting. 1000% yes.
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I like this move. I think Foligno makes a good addition for a strong playoff push. He brings positional flexibility, grit, experience, leadership, and he can slot anywhere in the line up either bottom 6 or top 6 and still make a difference. Got him Pretty cheap too imo.
KHL Fantasy Hockey League Keep 8
3-C 3-RW 3-LW 6-D 2-G
Forward 5-G 3-A 1.0 STP
D-Men 6-G 4-A 1.5 STP
.35 Shot .4 Hit .4 Block .1 FOW
Goalie 6.5 Win .25 Save -2.5 GA 2-SO
C- Larkin, Hischer, Horvat, R. Thomas
LW- Stamkos, Hyman, Kreider, Lehkonen,
RW- Laine, Marchessault, Toffoli. Buchnevich
D- Doughty, Burns, Letang, Andersson (IR), Faulk, Toews, Pionk, Petry
G- Vasilevskiy, Copley, Andersen
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll