Possible Leaf lines with William Nylander - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

           LW                                            C                                           RW

1.  Andreas Johnsson               Auston Matthews                  William Nylander

2.  Zach Hyman                           John Tavares                         Mitch Marner

3.  Patrick Marleau                     Nazem Kadri                       Kasperi Kapanen

4.  Tyler Ennis                         Frederik Gauthier                    Connor Brown 


or

1.  Patrick Marleau                   Auston Matthews                  William Nylander

2.  Zach Hyman                            John Tavares                         Mitch Marner 

3.  Andreas Johnsson                    Nazem Kadri                      Kasperi Kapanen

4.  Tyler Ennis                               Par Lindholm                        Connor Brown

Lines with and without William Nylander - by Moses

With William Nylander in the Roster

Lines

           LW                                         C                                     RW

1.  Patrick Marleau             Auston Matthews           William Nylander

2.  Zach Hyman                     John Tavares                  Mitch Marner  

3.  Andreas Johnsson             Nazem Kadri               Kasperi Kapanen

4.  Tyler Ennis                        Par Lindholm               Connor Brown

5.  Trevor Moore *               Frederik Gauthier              Josh Leivo


Without William Nylander in the Roster

Lines

1.  Patrick Marleau              Auston Matthews           Kasperi Kapanen

2.  Zach Hyman                      John Tavares                   Mitch Marner

3.  Andreas Johnsson              Nazem Kadri                  Connor Brown

4.  Tyler Ennis                         Par Lindholm                    Josh Leivo

5.  Trevor Moore *                Frederik Gauthier            Jeremy Bracco *


* - currently playing for the Toronto Marlies  

Future of the Toronto Maple Leafs/Proposed William Nylander Trade - by Moses

  Now that the Leafs have signed William Nylander to a six year deal, I say trade him to the Los Angeles Kings for defenceman Drew Doughty.  Doughty is an experienced player who has excelled as a star in this League to date, already winning two Stanley Cups, a Norris Trophy, and two Olympic Gold Medals to boot.  Let the Kings have Nylander, Nikita Zaitsev, and a 2019 1st Round Draft Pick to obtain Doughty's services which absolves our team of $11.3 Mil U.S.D to pay Doughty's $11 Mil yearly salary (+ structure Los Angeles paying $20 Mil U.S.D towards the Leafs Salary Cap over the next three years to compensate for the difference between Nylander and Doughty's Salaries).  It also dictates that the Leafs will maintain their prime for another 7 years, long enough to build a Championship Team around.  The likes of Rielly, Doughty, Tavares, Matthews, Marner, Kapanen, Kadri, Johnsson, Dermott, Andersen, Sparks, and Calle Rosen amongst many others will probably bring home the vaunted and prized Stanley Cup within the next few years (if not this year).  With this being the nucleus of the team, the Maple Leafs would be contenders for at least the next 7 years with the right spare parts (as the core is there to compete against anyone).

  As a result of the trade - 2018/19 Leafs Team and beyond looks like;

Head Coach - Mike Babcock

Goalies

1.  Frederik Andersen
2.  Garret Sparks
3.  Ian Scott @

Defencemen

1.  Morgan Rielly
2.  Drew Doughty
3.  Jake Gardiner
4.  Ron Hainsey
5.  Travis Dermott
6.  Igor Ozhiganov
7.  Calle Rosen *
8.  Andreas Borgman *

Defence-Pairings

1.  Morgan Rielly and Calle Rosen *
2.  Drew Doughty and Jake Gardiner
3.  Ron Hainsey and Travis Dermott 
4.  Igor Ozhiganov and Andreas Borgman *

Forwards

1.  Mitch Marner (RW/C)
2.  Auston Matthews (C)
3.  John Tavares (C)
4.  Kasperi Kapanen (RW)
5.  Nazem Kadri (C/LW)
6.  Patrick Marleau (LW/C)
7.  Andreas Johnsson (LW)
8.  Zach Hyman (LW/C)
9.  Connor Brown (RW)
10.Tyler Ennis (Forward)
11.Josh Leivo (Forward)
12.Frederik Gauthier (Forward)
13.Trevor Moore (LW) *
14.Carl Grundstrom (LW) *

@ - still in Juniors

* - currently with the Toronto Marlies

The 2018/2019 Toronto Maple Leafs - by Moses

  With the signing of forward William Nylander the Leafs looks as follows;

Head Coach - Mike Babcock

Goalies 

1.  Frederik Andersen
2.  Garret Sparks
3.  Ian Scott @

Defencemen

1.  Morgan Rielly
2.  Jake Gardiner
3.  Ron Hainsey
4.  Travis Dermott
5.  Nikita Zaitsev
6.  Igor Ozhiganov
7.  Calle Rosen *

Forwards

1.  Mitch Marner (RW/C)
2.  Auston Matthews (C)
3.  John Tavares (C) 
4.  William Nylander (RW/C)
5.  Kasperi Kapanen (RW)
6.  Nazem Kadri (C/LW)
7.  Patrick Marleau (LW/C)
8.  Zach Hyman (LW/C)
9.  Andreas Johnsson (LW)
10.Connor Brown (RW)
11.Par Lindholm (C)
12.Tyler Ennis (Forward)
13.Josh Leivo (Forward)
14.Frederik Gauthier (Forward)

Lines

              LW                                            C                                           RW

1.  Zach Hyman                       Auston Matthews                  William Nylander

2.  Andreas Johnsson                 John Tavares                          Mitch Marner

3.  Patrick Marleau                    Nazem Kadri                       Kasperi Kapanen

4.  Tyler Ennis                            Par Lindholm                        Connor Brown



@ - still playing in Juniors

* - currently playing for the Toronto Marlies