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Jangle29

Jangle29
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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 3, 2023 at 10:40 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 24, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.
Thread: Same Gas Cans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aedoran</b></div><div>I like this and it doesn't happen enough in the NHL anymore. By only signing a few UFAs it says you think you can win with the team you have. Instead of waiting for the new guy to change the team it forces your best players to change things. Like Toronto's big 4 can't play tough or add grit to their game.</div></div>

I wish the Leaf had been able to trade Marner, so they could use the cap to add more players. I disagree that that the big don't have grit or even some toughness.
Actually I floated the idea, that Leafs trade Marner to one of few teams that might be able to absorb withhout sending cap back to the Leafs. Or the Leafs had left Marner exposed to Seattle. and selected by Seattle so they could spend his 11m wiser. Somehow the Leafs need some of their smaller cap players to step their game....Sandin, Liljegren, Robertson, Mikheyvov to be successful. That's a big ask.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2021 at 4:02 p.m.
Thread: Marner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>Nah man. Just nothing justifies exchanging important playoff assets from a contending team to more expensive asset who just can't produce in the playoffs. I fathom to understand how this makes Canes a better team.</div></div>

Same thing people said about Yzerman in the late 80's and early 90's

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Why would Carolina trade their 2C for a bad contract? You'd have to retain half to even start a conversation around Trocheck.</div></div>

Its not a bad contact.

Why would Carolina do this?

1. Marner is the better player by far
2. in actual salary Marner has Less than $25M owed if done after July 1st with only $750K for the 21-22 season
3. Trocheck is owed $6.25M this year
4. he is a UFA at the end of the year

The real question is why would the Leaf's do it.