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The impacts of the soaring cap ceiling on the Maple Leafs’ near and long-term future – MLHS Podcast Ep. 83

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Episode Topics

  • The Maple Leafs‘ two wins to start the Western Canada road trip and the power play heating up recently (1:00)
  • Takeaways from the game in Calgary without Mitch Marner, with Max Domi taking Marner’s place on Auston Matthews’ right wing (7:40)
  • The conundrum with configuring the Leafs‘ overall forward lineup due to the need at center and Max Pacioretty’s unclear role going forward (15:20)
  • Reiterating the need for one more quality defenseman and whether Luke Schenn is a sensible trade target (19:45)
  • The impacts of the soaring cap ceiling on the Leafs‘ near and long-term future: the big-market benefits, the Marner situation, and Matthews’ four-year deal (25:15)
  • Is there a scenario where a Marner contract valued at a higher AAV than Matthews’ is palatable?