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2019-2020 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

Arn said:
This is going to be one of those seasons where the Leafs never actually ice their full first choice lineup isn?t it
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All preseason long we wondered who would have to be sent down to run our 20-player lineup due to cap issues. Problem solved!
 
herman said:
Muzzin finally goes down too
https://twitter.com/leafspr/status/1211037921580605443

Martin Marincin time!

And Sandin-Liljegren szn after the WJC
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What the F, just heard about Muzzin...Wow, two of my favorites...in one game?  Time for some other to step up
 
So what?s up with Rielly? Was last year an aberration and this is the real deal? Does he need a 40 year old man at his side to play well?
 
I think it?s somewhere in the middle. His shooting percentage was unsustainable last season. His legs are back after whatever was ailing him earlier this season, so Rielly will keep getting chances.
 
A 9% shooting percentage vs. a career 5% SV% has some effect on his point totals.  Three of his last 4 seasons his shooting percentage has been in the 3% range too.
 
https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1211670922597478400

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Is the any particular reason the Leafs are constantly bringing up assorted Marlies and then sending them back down again? Is there some mystifying cap benefit in doing so?
 
Hobbes said:
Is the any particular reason the Leafs are constantly bringing up assorted Marlies and then sending them back down again? Is there some mystifying cap benefit in doing so?
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It helps maximize the available LTIR space, I believe.
 
bustaheims said:
Hobbes said:
Is the any particular reason the Leafs are constantly bringing up assorted Marlies and then sending them back down again? Is there some mystifying cap benefit in doing so?
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It helps maximize the available LTIR space, I believe.
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I don't think I'll ever be able to wrap my head around the way that works. Makes the Riemann Hypothesis simple in comparison.
 
Hobbes said:
Is the any particular reason the Leafs are constantly bringing up assorted Marlies and then sending them back down again? Is there some mystifying cap benefit in doing so?
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No cap benefit that I can think of. Isn?t the LTIR set at the beginning once you start using it? Is it recalculated every time we put someone else on? Costs MLSE a couple more real dollars actually.

Aside from needing road trip reinforcements, the benefit is integrating the next wave of call ups into practices and the team as a whole, as well as rewarding good AHL/ECHL performances with the trickle down call ups. Training camp atmosphere persists for the fringes. We couldn?t do this with a healthy cap-strapped roster. It?s a good time to see whether we need to re-up Muzzin or not.
 
Kivihalme is from Minnesota and Brooks is from Winnipeg so I?d look for them to start those games respectively.
 
herman said:
No cap benefit that I can think of. Isn?t the LTIR set at the beginning once you start using it? Is it recalculated every time we put someone else on?
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The biggest thing with LTIR space is that, any space you don't use disappears when the player returns, but, if you've used it, that potential space remains available. It's a complicated, hard to wrap your head around system, but the Leafs have one of the best cap guys in the league with Pridham, so, whatever they're doing, you can be sure it's to maximize their use of the cap space they have available.
 
herman said:
Kivihalme is from Minnesota and Brooks is from Winnipeg so I?d look for them to start those games respectively.
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I'd be pretty surprised to see them pull Marincin out of the line-up just so Kivihalme could get that game. I'm sure it'll be neat for him to take that game in as a scratch even and a few extra grand in his pocket will be appreciated.
 
bustaheims said:
herman said:
No cap benefit that I can think of. Isn?t the LTIR set at the beginning once you start using it? Is it recalculated every time we put someone else on?
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The biggest thing with LTIR space is that, any space you don't use disappears when the player returns, but, if you've used it, that potential space remains available. It's a complicated, hard to wrap your head around system, but the Leafs have one of the best cap guys in the league with Pridham, so, whatever they're doing, you can be sure it's to maximize their use of the cap space they have available.
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Oh that?s an interesting wrinkle I haven?t heard of yet. It?s not too hard to understand but annoying to keep track of. A stacked bar graphic will help illustrate. Thanks!
 
lamajama said:
I was hoping Freddie was not going so he could rest up for the next 93 games.
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Haha, 93 games! It's actually nice that he is going and has been recognized finally. I don't think he'll be working that hard.
 
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