Maple Leafs Make a Splash!

[Platinum Chris]

Originally Posted by Casa Nova

Now lets hope we can land either Kariya, Katchuk or Smyth!?

And you expect them to pull the salary from where exactly?

Assuming the cap for this year will be $48mil. With the addition of Toskula and Bell, that leaves the Leafs with roughly about $3.5 mil. They still have a 3 more RFA's to decide on; Coliacavo, Williams & Harrison. Cola will probably sign for 1.5 mil, so now lets say they have $2 mill to play with. Most likely, the signing of Williams and Harrison will be about 1.25 mil for both. So lets just say they have $1mil to play with

Kariya was paid 4.5 mil last year - so unless he's going to sign low (which he won't), you can forget about it.

Smyth hauled in 3.5 mill last year. Again, not a chance here.

Honestly, the Leafs are done right now. The only way they can move players is through trades. And that'll be a bit tough with some of the salaries they are carrying.

We shall see either way

[Evil Chris]

Originally Posted by Platinum Chris

Honestly, the Leafs are done right now. The only way they can move players is through trades. And that'll be a bit tough with some of the salaries they are carrying.

We shall see either way

You're more than likely right Chris.
Personally, I am hoping that we have better chemistry this year, and also that some of our guys like Steen and Stajan start to click and show more.

The addition of Toskala and Bell can only be good. I'm really anxious to see what they do with Bell. 1st line? 2nd? Special teams? We'll see!