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Agreed. Both teams say no. I would not want to take on a 10.9M Marner when you have Sharangovich, Siegenthaler that need new extensions next season. You can grab a Slafkovsky with that pick, and hold onto Mercer, Severson and be a good team in the future. No need to get Marner.
Leafs get rid of the 10.9M, however, they give up a very good winger in Marner, and a defence man in Liljegren. Liljegren could be very good one day, and we already know Marner clicks with Matthews. That 2OA would be nice, as they could grab a good player like Slafkovsky, Cooley, Nemec etc, but they are not rebuilding. Mercer is a good add too, but again, we don’t know if he will click with Matthews. Severson is a good player, but I think they want Liljegren to play on the top 4.