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2016 Summer Housekeeping Thread

bustaheims said:
Tigger said:
I'm half kidding, meaning, if he's playing well enough to keep a spot for a while, they might want to send him down to keep him, at those dollars. I don't object to the notion of exposing him to that either.
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Sending him down wouldn't protect him from the expansion draft. He has enough professional experience that they'd have to include him as one of their 7 forwards to protect. If he plays well enough to warrant that, great, but, since they're likely to expose him any way, better to have him be one of the minimum threshold guys.
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I'm misreading it then, 40 games including the ahl?
 
Tigger said:
I'm misreading it then, 40 games including the ahl?
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The 40 game number doesn't have anything to do with whether or not a player is eligible to be selected in the expansion draft. Any player with more than 2 seasons of professional experience (AHL or NHL, with some age-related exceptions) is eligible. Where the 40 game thing comes in is that teams are required to expose at least 2 forwards and one defencemen who played 40 games in 16/17 (or 70 between 15/16 and 16/17) who are under contract for 17/18. It's not a minimum threshold for individual player eligibility, but, rather, for what teams are required to expose.
 
bustaheims said:
Where the 40 game thing comes in is that teams are required to expose at least 2 forwards and one defencemen who played 40 games in 16/17 (or 70 between 15/16 and 16/17) who are under contract for 17/18. It's not a minimum threshold for individual player eligibility, but, rather, for what teams are required to expose.
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And as of right now there's no clear idea who those forwards will be. The defenceman could end up being Martin Marincin, or either Corrado/Carrick if they up playing 40 games this season.

For the forwards, Lupul would need to play 24 games this season to be eligible. That seems somewhat possible but not really guaranteed. The other forward at this point would likely be Holland assuming he signs for more than 1 season. Other than that, maybe Bozak but I doubt the Leafs would really want to expose him.

And of course there's still time to figure all of that out.
 
bustaheims said:
Tigger said:
I'm misreading it then, 40 games including the ahl?
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The 40 game number doesn't have anything to do with whether or not a player is eligible to be selected in the expansion draft. Any player with more than 2 seasons of professional experience (AHL or NHL, with some age-related exceptions) is eligible. Where the 40 game thing comes in is that teams are required to expose at least 2 forwards and one defencemen who played 40 games in 16/17 (or 70 between 15/16 and 16/17) who are under contract for 17/18. It's not a minimum threshold for individual player eligibility, but, rather, for what teams are required to expose.
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So, yeah I was misreading it, thanks busta.
 
Tigger said:
bustaheims said:
Tigger said:
I'm misreading it then, 40 games including the ahl?
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The 40 game number doesn't have anything to do with whether or not a player is eligible to be selected in the expansion draft. Any player with more than 2 seasons of professional experience (AHL or NHL, with some age-related exceptions) is eligible. Where the 40 game thing comes in is that teams are required to expose at least 2 forwards and one defencemen who played 40 games in 16/17 (or 70 between 15/16 and 16/17) who are under contract for 17/18. It's not a minimum threshold for individual player eligibility, but, rather, for what teams are required to expose.
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So, yeah I was misreading it, thanks busta.
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No prob. Happy to help. ;D
 
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
This strikes me as rewarding a younger guy that has probably paid his dues to the point that he probably deserves a spot ahead of guys like Greening, Lupul, Michalek and Laich.

They might have talked about he might be a victim of the numbers game, having to play in the AHL, we will take care of you down there until we open a spot up top for you, especially if he is having the "NHL Summer" that was talked about, he could be an everyday guy at the practise facility working out this summer etc.
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And you know what, with his new contract the Leafs would actually SAVE cap space by demoting one of the four vets and keeping Leivo on the roster.  Demoting one of the vets saves the team $950k off of their cap hit.  Leivo's cap hit is $612.5k.... saving the team almost $350k in cap space. 

If Leivo earns a spot on the roster ahead of the vets, its advantageous for the Leafs to demote the vet and keep Leivo- especially since the vet is less likely to get claimed on waivers.
 
Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Frankie Corrado arb:
TOR offer: $625K/150K for 2-way...$575K for one-way. Player ask: $900K.
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This one really doesn't seem like something that needs to go to arbitration. I'm surprised they haven't just signed him to the same deal Carrick got.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Frankie Corrado arb:
TOR offer: $625K/150K for 2-way...$575K for one-way. Player ask: $900K.
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This one really doesn't seem like something that needs to go to arbitration. I'm surprised they haven't just signed him to the same deal Carrick got.
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I can see why Corrado might want more guaranteed money.  He barely got to play last year in what probably should have been a development year.
 
Leafs have signed Tyler Bozak 2.0 Trevor Moore to a 3-year ELC.
He's a 21 year old out of University of Denver. Scored 11/33/44 in 40 games last season, and 22/22/44 in 39 games the season previous. Had a good showing at the prospect camp, evidently.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=890182

From: http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015/5/20/8630791/trevor-moore-scouting-report-nhl-draft-profile (last year)
Strengths/Weaknesses

Moore possesses tremendous hockey sense and puck skills making him an incredible offensive force. He sees the ice well and understands how to get to the right spot on the ice at the right time to create offense. He's very comfortable with the puck on his stick and likely projects as more of a set-up man, but is capable of finishing off plays as well.

The big area of concern for Moore is his size. Being well under six feet tall in itself isn't necessarily a problem, but Moore's style of play isn't necessarily what you see out of smaller players that make it in the NHL. His skating is good enough to be average, but likely won't be a big asset to him. He doesn't play a heavy, physical game for his size either.

Is he trending up or down heading into the Draft?

Moore was on NHL Central Scouting's radar in his first year of draft eligibility in 2013, peaking at 108th among North American skaters in the mid-term rankings, before dropping to 192nd in their final ranking, and eventually going undrafted, mostly due to his size. Since then, Moore has put together two excellent seasons at the University of Denver.

This past year, playing in college hockey's toughest conference, the NCHC, Moore scored 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points, putting him a single point behind co-league leaders Danton Heinen(Moore's linemate), and recent Boston Bruins signee Austin Czarnik. Moore's 22 goals also led the league in goal scoring.

Showing that he can not only handle such a tough environment, but also thrive in it should alleviate at least some of the concerns about his size. In a league loaded with drafted NHL prospects and top free agent targets, Moore stood out as arguably the league's best forward.

What is his upside as a pro?

This area is the tricky part for Moore. There's no doubt that he's an exceptional player at the NCAA level, but it's bit harder to envision where he might fit in on an NHL team. Moore is the type of slippery, offensive-minded player that excels playing a top line offensive role and seeing power play time. It's questionable if he has the type of talent to do that at the NHL level. And traditionally, players with Moore's size struggle to find roles on lower lines in more of a checking role. Attitudes are slowly changing in the NHL, however, and Moore's skill with the puck could make him a dangerous offensive threat on a lower line.
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