From The Core Four To Only One

Team: 2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 8, 2024

Published: May 8, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The more I think about it the more it's clear that Nylander should be traded as well as Marner and JT. Only bring back one member of the core four, the only one that really matters, the MVP.

I just don't think it's wise to pay a winger over 11 million when he even isn't the face of your team. Nylander is not Kucherov or Panarin. The leader of this team is Matthews. He'll be making 13 million plus next year, the biggest contract in the league. The second highest paid player should be making significantly less, not 2 million less. And obviously Nylander is worth his contract on most teams, but not this team. He should be traded along with Marner and Tavares. Use the cap space, picks and prospects acquired in the trades to build a contender around Matthews.

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