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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 13, 2020 at 4:17 p.m.
Thread: Option 3 AKA worst option keep the big 4 together
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs101</b></div><div>I wouldn't look into the top 2 line thing very much- they have two first lines. Was Nylander a second liner this year? Technically yes but not really because they roll the top 2. And no it wouldn't change- the reason that they have two top lines is so that they have the advantage over other teams. they've also tried stacking Nylander-Matthews-Marner together and it was dog s**t- I was at the game that they did that for and it wasn't pretty. The build of the lines, which I totally agree with, is: Gritty Winger - Goal Scoring Center - All Around/Playmaking winger. Thats how they've done it, and it works. They wouldn't stack one line. So by that logic, whether Nylander-Kapanen or Hyman-Marner is the wing pair that plays with Matthews, it doesn't REALLY matter, it all depends on what fit works best

Hyman is gritty no doubt, I never said he wasn't. Him and Kapanen are really the only two top 6 wingers with grit that TOR has. Mikheyev is good and works hard, but is he a gritty, tough player?</div></div>

So if the lines are:

Hyman-Matthews-Marner

and

Soupy-Tavares-Nylander

then where does that leave Kapanen. I don't expect Kapanen to steal a spot from either Nylander or Marner soon and although he may be the leafs best swiss-army knife I think it is only fair to him and to the lacking defence to find him a team that will utilize him as a top-6 forward in return for a good RHD. Similar to the Kadri-Barrie trade, which was arguablly a win-win. (I get Barrie didn't have a good first half, but after Babs was fired he really took off.) Doesn't need to be Severson or Manson, it could be anyone who fits the bill really.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 12, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 11, 2020 at 12:03 p.m.
Thread: Marner To Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KakkoForMauriceRichardAward</b></div><div>Giving 11 mil to Marner after just 1 elite season when the vast majority of first liner wingers made a few mil less was a dumb idea. Not trying to move Marner</div></div>

His comparables all got 7 million x 3 years - Leafs have essentially overpaid Marner x 3 million in those first 3 years as the cap was slated to rise significantly (around 90 million) when his comparables are all up for resigning - theoretically Marner would be at the 11 mark for an additional 3 years while his comparables that took bridge deals would be commanding around the 12/13 mark as they'd be negotiating a percentage of cap and with cap hitting the high mark it was projected at the time would be priced higher than Marners current deal. That is thought process with Marner signing - Dubas certainly had a 3 year option at around the 7/8 mark but would have just pushed the cap issue down the road
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 11, 2020 at 11:47 a.m.
Thread: Marner To Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MitchMarnerElite </b></div><div><a href="/users/PakNation7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@PakNation7</a> <a href="/users/mhockey91" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@mhockey91</a> <a href="/users/aadoyle" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@aadoyle</a> <a href="/users/Trevorchef" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Trevorchef</a> <a href="/users/leafs101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@leafs101</a> <a href="/users/palhal" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@palhal</a> <a href="/users/TMLBRIAN" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TMLBRIAN</a> <a href="/users/Boomer125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Boomer125</a> <a href="/users/hockeytor_15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@hockeytor_15</a> <a href="/users/Leafsfan416" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Leafsfan416</a> <a href="/users/Jameshgfgn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Jameshgfgn</a> <a href="/users/csick" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@csick</a> <a href="/users/LeafsFanForSomeReason" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@LeafsFanForSomeReason</a> <a href="/users/leafs_and_sens_fan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@leafs_and_sens_fan</a> <a href="/users/jack_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@jack_</a> <a href="/users/SammyT_51" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@SammyT_51</a> <a href="/users/firezfurx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@firezfurx</a>

What’d you guys think of this team? Are they a contender?</div></div>

I think it is dumb and unrealistic. I'm not going down this rabbit hole with you. No chance.