I was genuinely expecting the standard: kapanen, bracco, 4th, and some prospect I’ve never heard of.

Terrible trade for TOR

Kapanen and Bracco, name a more iconic duo

Marner is not worthy to be in same conversation of eichel. He is a 60 point winger if he didn't play with an elite center. He is extremely overpaid. This trade makes sabres signifcantly worse and creates a huge hole down the middle. Leafs have nothing sabres would want for Eichel. Jack is better then Johnny and Mathews and on much better contract.

Buffalo gets worse. Leafs stay the same.

I'll easily admit that Eichel is in a different league than Marner, but what you just said is a brutal, biased, and pathetic take.
Marner is an elite winger and an elite playmaker. If you watched the Leafs you would know that.

I get you are a Sabres fan, but the fact that you can't appreciate a player because they play for another team is sad.

^I'm not even talking about the trade btw... Im talking about calling him a 60 point winger. He is on pace for 87 points in a season where he missed 11 games.. That is a joke

Nylander can play centre well. The only reason he doesn't is cause the Leafs have Tavares and Matthews.

Petry and Tatar

So why would you want eichel another elite center. I would move Mathews to wing if this trade happend. EIchel is alot better defensively and an elite passer.

I never said he was a bad player. I did say that he is not an elite player like you want to believe. Do you think he would have 87 points if he didnt play with elite center. Why did his point totals dramatically increase when he played with Tavares but Tavares stats remind the same.
He is a good player but he is not elite and his contract is just stupid over pay.

This is one of those trades that only happen @ CapFriendly where both teams get worse. Toronto needs Mariner and Nylander scoring to make the playoffs and Buffalo needs more than Eichel scoring they need his leadership and the intangibles he brings to the team. That's the opinion of someone on the outside looking in.

Thank god someone speaks out about Marner. So tired of people just tugging him off. The guy is on an awful contract and thinks he deserves it because he plays with probably one of the top three two way centers in hockey. Feel bad for Leaf fans that they have to deal with that autistic contract.

It is the leaf tax. Players want to be overpaid to play for the leafs.

You have a bias against me though XD

He was still producing at a PPG rate when Tavares was injured . Not sure how you got 60 point player. A stupid over pay is Skinner's contract.

Tavares destroyed his career high in goals and points once paired with Marner...
Marners point totals increased because he was 21... Tavares was in his prime when his stats improved.

Yes. Mitch Marner would still produce point per game numbers without an "elite" centre on his line. 100%.
Marner is an elite winger. He might be overpaid slightly but by 1-2 million tops.

When guys are producing like Marner, that kind of overpay is fine. Its the Lucic, Backes, Eriksson, Ladd, Okposo contracts that are insane overpays.
Marner is delivering more or less close to his pay. Are their better contracts out there? yes. Slight overpay

Marner is overpaid by 1M. But if he was a UFA he would have gotten a lot more. At least 2 teams were willing to give up 4 1sts for him and pay him even more than Toronto did.

But I do like Toronto and not just the Leafs it's a great city.

Taveres point increase was 2 point and goals total was 9 idk about you but I would not consider that destroyed career highs. Also is increase in goals just shows how good he actually is because he has always been the playmaker but when he had marner he need to be the finisher to maximize marner.
Marner has a increase of 25 points. Sure u can say age and experience but to think he would produce at same or even close to same rate without Mathews or Tavares is just crazy talk. Panarin and Kane are only wingers in the league that don’t need center to put up elite point totals and marner is not in the same league as those two.

While, he is easily over paid by 2 million since he didn’t sign 8 year deal. I do agree with him being so young and only getting better contract will not kill the team like the other contracts u mentioned.

That all being said marner is a very good player and will continue to put up elite numbers because Matthew or Tavares are not going anywhere. But it does not make an elite player.

We will see how overpaid he is when we see how much Sam Reinhart gets this summer. I'm thinking 8-9M

I am guessing similar to nylander and 7-7.5 hopefully for 8 years though.

Good luck.

You're a goof

No i am just be honest with you. I am sorry listening to fake news TSN and NHL make you feel all warm saying he is an elite player but deep down you know he is not. He can not carry his own line and the fact people said hewas better then Jack just show how crazy they actually are.

Just because Eichel is better than him doesn't mean he's not elite.