maybe

Yes I know I forgot to add Skinner back to the lineup but it doesnt affect the cap.

Preferably not, would rather trade Marner for better assets

thats perfectly fine. I worked under the assumption the leafs would want to sign marner long term mostly b/c idk how often a team wins a deal when theyre giving up a guy like marner (see tkachuk deal)

I’m not opposed necessarily to trading him but literally zero chance he waives

yeah its long odds, but i wouldnt say zero. Suppose leafs mgmt told tavares that next season he'd get a considerably reduced role. Not exactly ideal in a contract season, right? He'd still probably want to stay home, but idk in a contract year if I'm wanting another payday before retirement, top line minutes do more for me than a reduced role on a contender.

Still very unlikely but it also just totally reeks of something Pegula would do.