No way Utah makes that trade
You've made a red herring argument . DeBrincat has TWO of Sens control. and obviously they overpaid to acquire him
Still the main question is why would Marner waive to Utah

Marner is probably close to that in worth if he was a year long rental but, Utah isn't Marner away from the playoffs. The defense needs major work (Utahs defense)

ADB had 1 as he could've held out like he did as an RFA...

And Marner waives to Utah to get the C and the bag

That's the most foolish statement, trying to justify your poorly thought out trades.

That's a dumb response, trying to justify a poorly though-out comment to a good trade

After traipsing lackadaisically behind David Pastrnak on the playoff-series-clinching goal (who would have thought that every play in overtime of a Game 7 could be critical?), I think that Marner is permanently removed from Selke Trophy consideration, but that's just me, especially since I get to see every game Anze Kopitar and the undersung Phillip Danault play.

I think that Marner is unlikely to realize the return he might otherwise deserve because most teams will be reluctant to invest in him given his negotiation history and anticipated price tag. And while acquiring Mitch Marner might well be the big splash the new Utah owner wants to make out of the gate, Smith isn't likely to risk it being a big belly-flop, so he'll be looking for favorable terms. I don't think that you're getting their 2024 first in any Marner deal, and I posted what I think is a realistic trade for him two days ago.

TBF, Smith's known to not be afraid of big moves like this one (Gobert and Mitchell deals)

And I think teams will pony up in the middle of what Leafs fans think and what other teams fans think he will receive...

As for your trade, that's a lot of quantity and no quality, something that I don't see the Leafs doing in a Marner trade (as you and other fans have complained about what Leafs fans have done in the past BTW)