Brown is worth a 4th at most.
Ducks laugh at you and never pick up your call again. Also you do know that with LTIR u need to still be under the cap when season starts. So, for example I will not be able to sign marner till after the season starts. Also he will make more then 10 million.

I’m pretty sure 1. Oilers would not give you a second, and 2. He is probably worth a 4th, or 3rd round pick. If you want to trade him for a pick.

Oilers decline!

So take a 4th... his salary is now an obstacle. And it doesn't have to be to the Oilers, they just seem like the best fit to me. They desperately need wingers, he's played with McDavid before, he'd get the opportunity to succeed he's just not going to get here, and we know the Oilers have already tried to get him once.

Ducks aren't exactly in a position to laugh.

Actually you don't. This is exactly the same stunt the Leafs pulled with Horton and Lupul a couple years back. Horton we know is eligible for offseason LTIR, and Kesler can be dealt with in the ordinary way on the last day of training camp. https://www.capfriendly.com/ltir-faq

Marner *may* make more than 10M, but I'm not convinced. Kucherov makes $9.5M. Sure that's in a low tax state, but at the same time:
- Kucherov scores a ton of goals. Marner puts up assists like crazy, but goals get you more $$.
- Kucherov is at least the second-most important part of the Lightning, maybe even most important. Marner has at LEAST Matthews and Tavares ahead of him, maybe even behind Reilly since the Leaf's back end isn't as good as Tampa's.
- Florida has low tax, but in Toronto players can pack away far more in endorsement deals. And it's free of escrow. Not to mention the fact that players are paid in USD, which means more purchasing power in Canada. Monetarily it's a wash.
- Marner is local guy who presumably doesn't want to go anywhere else anyway.
- If at the end of the day they can't come to terms and someone decides to offer sheet, that's four 1st rounders and and extra $9M to spend. Leafs have all the leverage here.

ok

I'd take it if that's all they offered. His contract is an obstacle now. I just figure they already tried to get him once and they need wingers in a big way so they're probably the most likely trade partner for Brown.

Ok

Only issue I would have is I think Johnsson and Kapanen make a little more but I like the rest. Well done

I wouldn't be shocked, however if they won't sign for roughly 2.2M I think they trade Kapanen instead of Brown. Or maybe in addition to. They just can't afford it IMO... and being a right winger Kappy is more replaceable. Bracco maybe?

I think Brown is gone for sure and then just comes down to space and demands. If Kapanen has to go then need to get a d man for sure. I'm on the deal Bracco side not because I don't like him but because we have incredible RW depth and he needs to play top 2 lines or he's not effective. He's got incredible value right now and could possibly, with other assets, net the Leafs a real good d man.

I have an idea they'd rather give Bracco another year in the AHL anyway, same as they did with Kappy, Johnsson and Moore. Maybe they bring up Marchment instead it they need a fourth line winger because he's probably better suited to that role. Or Engvall. I think long run though, Bracco ends up on the 3rd line and Kapanen is gone... as long as there's a skill center on the 3rd (Kadri) I feel like Bracco can do some damage. Kapanen has so much speed but too often it looks like he doesn't know what to do with it. Almost like he skates faster than he can think.

Ultimately I think they all could make the Leafs at some point so I hate the idea of losing even one of them. As problems go, it's a good one to have. Extremely interested to see what Dubas does with this this summer.