Quoting: SwarmChair
Reilly is a great 2D. But not a true 1D IMO. Marner can definitely rack up his cookies in the playoffs…. In certain games. But when things get tough he disappears. There’s a reason the leaf’s have won 1 round in the Matthews era and the only round they won was quite lucky against a regressed lightning team that may not even make the playoffs this year.
EK65 won a Norris cause he single handedly carriers the Sharks last year. On the right team he can do that agin.
Where did he “Carry” the sharks exactly?,Oh in point totals when his defensive Iq is on par with a cardboard box? like Erik Karlsson is THE LAST THING THE LEAFS NEED, replacing Marner with him would be a braindead move & Mitch does not need a change of scenery like at all, he’s still over a ppg player & hasn’t even hit 28 yrs of age
One of these guys is a Over PPG player who is a 6 time 20 goal scorer,multi time 90+ point scorer,selke runner up & one of the most prolific playmakers in hockey who is sublime on the PK plus is only 27
Karlsson is a 33 yr old 2 Time Norris Trophy winner who gets paid 10 mil & puts up points,with injury history who can QB a PP & that’s about it
Value is not close what so ever, to even think of this you’re likely adding a prospect most likely Pickering & a 1st on top of that, I can see the Pens getting a 2024 3rd back but that is about it
Look at this objectively
The Leafs in this trade lose a Top 10 RW in the League & get a Top 30 defensemen who really doesn’t help the issues with the defence for basically the same cap hit, if you really think that is fair value then you actually are insane Pickering would need to be included as well as a 1st next year or 2nd this year, maybe we’ll send you Niemela & Hirvonen back to Kyle as a Thank You but Value wise you’re off by alot
& Finally ERIK KARLSSON IN 2024 IS NOT A 1D, the 1D of the Pens is Letang, glad we cleared that up