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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 22 at 1:28 p.m.
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<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Why do you think the Leafs HAVE to resign Marner?

A little history. Contending teams keep their upcoming UFAs. Contending teams actually trade for upcoming UFAs, for a Cup run, even if they know they can't resign the player(s).
So you can be 99% sure the Leafs won't/can't trade Marner. If he leaves as a UFA, the Leafs just spend that cap elsewhere.

Columbus just spends 10m on a another UFA and keep their young assets. It shouldn't be hard to understand.</div></div>

They don't have to, the worry is they will. Brad seemingly just gave Willy a blank cheque and I worry he would do the same for Marner.

As for comparing teams that buy these players during the deadline, those guys might be on the team for 2 months max, there isn't that long standing connection that is built between team, coaches, fans, etc.
Marner is born and raised, has been drafted and spent his entire career here, wants to be here and has inspired so many fans to become Maple Leaf fans. Letting him walk would have a massive backlash among the community and team.

The idea of trading him at least there is a return that could mend the relationship between the fans / team. And sure, there are players that have been born, raised, drafted and spent their whole career with a team, but none at the value of Marner over the past 20 years. Yet, you and I both know that Marner won't move his NMC which is why I named this an unrealistic off-season.