I like the moves.
1) Only thing I see with Marner taking the one year team friendly and then putting up 100 points and commanding around 12-13
2) I think you can get Manson with Kapanen and a pick, which in my mind is the better move. I believe Nylander is a 80 (maybe even 90) point player with a full camp.

I doubt Marner would want a 1-year deal as the risk is just too great that he'd have a knee-to-knee and lose value. There's also the lockout to consider and none of these guys want to be without a contract that runs through to the next CBA.

Sorry to rain on your dream of resurrecting Steve Mason's career, but he didn't suit up once anywhere over the past 12 months. He's a happily retired old goalie.

Ducks decline, they are not trading there only right shot dman, for a overpaid floater.

The whole idea of this is speculative so of course there are "doubts" but my feeling is Marner wants to stay and the players want Marleau to stay, the Mason thing is irrelevant I just hate Sparks and Mason has never formally retired

Anaheim finished last in the NHL in goals last year, they would be ecstatic to get Nylander

If Anaheim need to find goal scorers they can sign them July 1st, trading Manson away make them worse.

Certainly the leafs would be able to negotiate a handshake deal to re sign him at TDL. This would negate the risk of getting the injury in the latter part of the season and playoffs. But you are correct. It would still be a risk for marner and maybe a risk for Toronto if he puts up over 100 points. He may want even more.

Yes because every UFA is going to be lined up around the block to sign up for a team that needs to rebuild.

I still don’t see Anaheim moving Manson. If they did I am sure they would want liljegren in the deal to start the rebuild.

Steel, Terry, Comtois, Jones to go along with Rakell, Getz, Silfverberg...they don't need more forwards!

The Ducks still have a strong dcore, great goaltending, and living wise is great. I am sure they will have players interested signing with them.

I'd rather have Kapanen, Manson & the pick at $8M than Nylander, Manson at $11M and regardless of Marner putting up 100 I don't believe he gets more than $10.5, at the end of the day he's a winger not a centre

I think a 23 year old centre (I think he can play C at the NHL level) with two 60+ point seasons is a pretty good start to a rebuild but I see where you are going.

How can the Ducks take on 7 million cap hit?
They can't.

Not the kind they need...



Steel terry and jones... if that’s what you want to base a franchise on... Comtois will be good... the other three look like middle 6 guys to me.

With those kids coming up, the Ducks top end is set for awhile. Well until Getz is done. The others are young enough to take the secondary role when needed.

The first 4 combined for 14 goals in 94 games and nobody on the team hit the 50 point mark

I didn't realize a players ceiling was reached at age 21...ANA is not going to contend right now but it won't be long before they are back so why would they trade one of their best D men for another forward? Also, how many points would Nylander have had over 82 games...not 50!

There's no such thing as a "handshake" deal that would protect him. If Marner broke a hip, or his neck, or lost an eye, do you think the Leafs ownership is going to say "it's OK, here's $77M over 7 years"?!! Nope. Besides, the league actually strictly prohibits teams from "pre-negotiating" terms with players, so if an agent cried foul that "we had a deal" and tried to take the Leafs to court, it would be hugely troublesome for the Leafs and the league. There are negotiating windows for a reason.

Okay... try that one more time but read my entire post...

No, I'd read it. But the risk is all Marner's. Someone would pay him $11M this summer if he were a UFA. If he has a stellar season, outscores McDavid, he might get $13M. If he has a terrible year or gets hurt, the Leafs might not bother qualifying him and the best offer he might get would be $6M or $7M. If he wants to take a hometown discount, he could sign a solid base contract ($8M) and then load it with bonuses that kick in year 2 and after.

All signing bonuses count toward the cap and it is the average annual value that makes his cap hit.

The handshake deal would to be to re up him on a long term deal at the TDL (this is the earliest the leafs can sign him to another deal after a 1 year deal). There wouldn’t need to be any promises of amounts just a long term deal with marleau’s money.

I for one do not think marner takes that. I think a bridge deal would be a bad idea. Marner needs to be locked in at 6-8 years around the 10m mark. If that is possible.