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Haha, I love this. Toronto would burn to the ground.
Lafferty at 1C... Trouba and Vlasic first pair D @ 15mil... just properly amazing stuff.
This team goes from being one of the best in the NHL to a perennial contender for the #1 overall pick for at least 5 straight years, easy. Even if all those guys you trade for reach their full potential, this team wouldn't be able to compete with the future that OTT, BUF, or MON have in the next bunch of years, let alone NJ and the West.
Marner is the heart and soul of TO even when he's struggling, and getting rid of him (even that kind of return – or bigger) would be on par with the Brett Hull, Eric Lindros, or Cam Neely trades.
To be fair, trade Matthews for as much as you can possibly get for him before he walks in FA.