"The Toronto Maple Leafs are open for business. It's selling season (or window shopping season during the Olympic break) and the Leafs need to recoup futures, clear some contracts, and create roster spaces for next season while deciding whether or not to go all-in on a tanking attempt, which could blow up in their faces and reward the Bruins, or make a last ditch push for a wild card spot with fewer resources."
"Additionally, the Leafs have three salary retention spots at their disposal, they should use them all. Through health assessments between now and the trade deadline, the Leafs need to see if they can open up some cap space via LTIR and use that as well. Most importantly, the Leafs need to find buyers and determine who they are selling and who they are keeping. Today we'll take a look at the forwards before moving onto the defence and goaltenders in a future post."
The Maple Leafs are in selling season and must recoup futures, clear contracts, and create roster spaces ahead of next season. Management must decide whether to pursue a tanking rebuild that risks rewarding rivals or to make a last-ditch push for a wild-card spot with reduced resources. The club has three salary-retention spots available and should use all of them. Health assessments before the trade deadline could allow LTIR openings to free cap space. Executives must find buyers and determine who to sell and who to retain. Forwards are the initial evaluation focus, with defense and goaltending to follow.
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