Once a Kings Fan Too
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Marner is the last of Toronto's Big Five in whom Los Angeles would be interested, and that transaction uses up $5.4 million of the $7.5 million in cap space we have for filling out our roster with three forwards and two defensemen. And for the record, the math would be the same if Gabe Vilardi were included in the deal, because as a RFA, he's currently not counting against the cap.
We need $5.5 million Adrian Kempe and $3.5 million Gabe Vilardi and a quality #2 LhD a lot more than we need two seasons of $10.9 million Mitch Marner, whom we couldn't afford to re-sign.