Once a Kings Fan Too
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1. Los Angeles can't afford Mitch Marner in 2024-2025, especially since this trade ADDS about $2.4 million in cap to an already cap-stressed team.
2. Los Angeles doesn't need another top-2 RW with Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala there and Quinton Byfield and Trevor Moore at LW. Marner is an unaffordable upgrade at a position where we're fine.
3. Los Angeles can't afford Mitch Marner in 2025-2026 and thereafter.
4. Los Angeles can't afford to trade Brandt Clarke because there's no internal replacement for him.
5. As usual, this Marner trade only makes sense for the Maple Leafs. It's much harder than it seems to construct a trade that benefits the other team at a reasonable cost.