Contracts have only settled because of the flat cap. You really think Makar would still only be making 9.5 if the cap was projected to increase by 10 million?

Marner is not worth the equivalent of four first round draft choices, and he'll vanish when we need him most.

Even if you don't see it that way, we have holes to fix elsewhere first. We should learn from the Leafs' cap mistakes, not repeat them.