Mirtle: Leafs make a trade, sign 2 and escape cap crunch — key takeaways - The Athletic

It has been a busy little Thanksgiving weekend for the Maple Leafs so far, friends.

Let’s list the day’s moves, one by one, in order of significance.

After T.J. Brodie and Wayne Simmonds were signed on the first day of free agency Friday, the following went down on Day 2:

1. The Leafs moved Andreas Johnsson and his full $3.4 million salary (for three more years) to the Devils.

2. They signed veteran defenceman Zach Bogosian for one year at $1 million.

3. They added 22-year-old winger Joey Anderson as the sole return for Johnsson.

4. They signed depth centre Travis Boyd for one year at league minimum ($700,000).

5. Ilya Mikheyev, a restricted free agent, filed for arbitration.

Three players in, one player out. Some much-needed cap space created. And some shuffling at key depth positions that we knew was coming after more seismic moves Friday.

Let’s start with Johnsson and the cap situation...

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2020-10-11 03:41:52Z
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