#LeafsFever
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That trade for Jared Spurgeon is g-d awful! And if somehow the Leafs caved into Marner's ridiculous demand, I imagine they would look to trade Matthews. You could not have 3 forwards making $11 million or more, plus Matthews' deal only runs 5 years, and you can bet his next contract will quite a bit more. Perhaps Toronto looks once again to LA and deal him for Doughty, Kempe and their 2 1st rounders in 2019 (one of which is our pick) and then draft Dylan Cozens 4th overall. Kempe would take over at 3C and you'd be free to trade Kadri, since I believe Cozens is NHL ready and would slot in behind Tavares. So, at least the Leafs would be spreading that $11 million around their lineup and Doughty is not too shabby of a D, and he would be reunited with Muzzin.