if Tavares wasnt signed

Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 16, 2019

Published: Aug. 16, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

this is from a non-leaf fan perspective:

i'm not saying it was the wrong decision. but what would this team look like if that never happened.

marner get the money he wants, and toronto get 2 extra years of control past Mathews and Nylander

Undo the original trades i believe were made mainly for cap reasons. i say the ottawa trade still happens.

sign Shattenkirk a little higher than tampa did.

more balance on all four lines. defence is better than i think it is currently, and on short term deals to make way for sandin, and liljegren next year. also a lot tougher of a team, with a lot of skill.

i tried to be as specific as possible, but this is more of a general idea of what could of been.

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