Team: 2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: May 8, 2024

Published: May 8, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

I wanted to try a version where they keep Marner and continue to upgrade around the edges because the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and as Leaf fans, we are indeed insane! Mitch Marner has played at a 90+ point pace every year since 2018. He's top 10 in the league in scoring in that span. 4 forwards have played more ice time per game than him over that span and the ONLY forward who has over a point per game and kills more penalties than him per game is Mika Zibanejad. Marner is inarguably a top 20 regular season forward in the league despite being atrocious in the playoffs outside of the Tampa series last year.

And its been reported that the Leafs said they won't do this 4 players over 11 million thing, but this is the only year they have to do it. Marner and Tavares are both expiring and Tavares will either take a sweetheart deal next season or they'll let him walk and then we will have to see about Marner.

In this version, I'm just hoping Minten and Cowan make the team, they should probably be getting another center. Even if its another version of Domi who can play the wing and can play center, but they need another option so that they can have more flexibility in their lineup. It's a very young forward group that can be put together in a lot of different ways but the D is massively upgraded, especially offensively. They will be leaning in to the strength of their forwards and have more depth of scoring up front and on the back end and not so many guys who just flat out can't score.

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