Save Ukrane, end war
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First, there's no way you can say for certain that Tippett is better than Lijegren at this point. Your claim is just opinion at this point and only time will tell who the better player is at the NHL level.
Second, I think Ekblad would be awesome on the Leafs and potentially one they should seriously consider if the player leaving the leafs is Nylander, not Marner.
Third, the Panthers are having serious cash flow problems and there is absolutely zero chance that they take on Marner's contract. Ekblad is owed $6m next season, 4m in signing bonus and 2m in salary. Marner is owed $15M and 14.3M of that is in signing bonuses. Where do you think the panthers are going to come up with an extra $9M? This doesn't even consider the additional cash flow problems they will have with Marner's contract going forward. If the Panthers trade EKblad to the leafs, they most certainly won't be winning the trade given their cash problems.
Fourth, Hoffman isn't the type of player the Leafs need or want. He's one dimensional and gets the majority of his points on the pp. I'd much rather have Kerfoot at his price who can at least play both ends of the ice and kill penalties.
Toronto is already scary without trading anyone.