Lets Get Kraken
Joined: Apr. 2021
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Considering this offer is basically one you might expect for a top 10 player in the league, which Marner is not, this is a damn fair offer, if not an overpayment. I mean, 2 firsts, one of which is in a deep high quality draft, a 2nd that is likely to border on a first, a 3rd, a top RHD prospect who has 1RD potential, and a decent C prospect is quite a haul for someone without term, and the inability to work out an extension, and not to mention 11mil in cap space. I get it’s not the ideal trade for Toronto, but you can’t seriously expect that you are going to get the best possible return for a guy, that assuming he won’t waive his NMC when it kicks in, would have to be dealt in the next 5-6 weeks? Besides, it’s not like the Leafs would be able to get the best possible return anyway, just because Marner has that 11mil cap hit hanging above his head, and cap flexibility is king in this day and age.