The Maple Leafs Have Two Areas to Enhance, and Can the Lightning Prolong Darren Raddysh

Buying some property and in search of a puck-moving defenseman and a gradual top-six middle ought to be the Toronto Maple Leafs MO this offseason

Jonas Siegel of The Athletic: On the issues with the concept of the Toronto Maple Leafs tearing it down and rebuilding is that they owe the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers their first-round picks. In the event that they end within the high 5, they preserve their choose this yr, however then owe their 2027 and 2028 firsts. In the event that they end sixth or larger, their 2026 goes to Boston and 2027 to Philadelphia (high 10 protected, else an unprotected 2028).

Auston Matthews and William Nylander have full no-movement clauses. In the event that they agreed to a commerce, they might choose their locations, and the return can be impacted by that.

What may a change behind the bench do for this roster with a couple of tweaks? Pete DeBoer?

A rebuild-retool hybrid choice and persuade Matthews to stay round. Commerce Oliver Ekman-Larsson and/or Brandon Carlo within the offseason to get youthful property and picks.

They may look to accumulate in free company or commerce, a puck-moving top-four defenseman and a gradual, reliable top-six middle.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have large choice in pending UFA defenseman Darren Raddysh

Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Occasions: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman and pending UFA Darren Raddysh has already put up 60 factors, and if he will get to July 1st, there will probably be loads of curiosity. The Lightning could also be involved about overpaying him, but it surely’s exhausting to see them letting him simply stroll.

Discovering a comp for Raddysh isn’t straightforward, and GM Julien BriseBois has been hesitant to provide him a contract extension provide. He began the season on their third pairing and was a wholesome scratch throughout their first 13 video games of the season. Raddysh and J.J. Moser have shaped their top-pairing for an excellent a part of the season.

Raddysh is an undrafted, late bloomer, and there’s no assure he can preserve this offensive manufacturing up. The Lightning do have the wage cap room to make one thing work with $15.2 million in projected cap area.

Some venture Raddysh near a $7 million wage cap hit, however can’t see the Lightning going that prime. They could be within the $4 to $5 million vary on a long-term deal.

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