Quoting: TheDime99
I get what your saying with Dubois struggling but I think reuniting him with Panarin can continue to help him grow, not mentioning the fact that he is only 22.
In the case of Marner, I think there was way too much pressure on him to perform well that it got into his head. Say what you want but I think like most people do that if one of the leafs big 4 is moved its him. I just can't see teams putting that much emphasis on a few playoff rounds. McDavid is the perfect example he's made it out of the 1st round once and thats it.
While true that Marner could snap out of it, it reinforces my point that Cap is precious.
Hockey success is derived from depth. It's not the NBA, where you rely on 1 player to carry the team.
As much Premier talent the Oilers and Leafs have on their Rosters, they always fail in the Playoffs.
Why? Because that top notch talent takes up so much money, there is none left to reinforce the remaining Roster around them. Especially with this new trend of having to lock everyone up on a Megadeal after their ELC expires.
Rangers already have big money invested in Panarin, Trouba and Kreider. Fox, Zibenejad and Shesterkin will probably get nice extensions. And then you have to worry about Lafreniere (possibly) in the not so distant future.
Money can get out of hand real quick. Having Marner on the Roster doesn't do much to help that issue.