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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 1 at 5:54 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 1 at 10:55 a.m.
Thread: Blues leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>First, I think much of the criticism of play-off Marner is unwarranted. IMO, Marner stays a Leafs and signs with another team in 2025....just like so many other UFAs.

Doubt if Marner waives....because he would only go to a good team where he can keep up his superior stats in his contract year. Not too many teams have a good/very players offensive players like the Leafs or a top 3 PP. More importantly good teams don't have 11m cap for him.
It really makes little sense for any team to trade for Marner till teams know what the cap will be in 25/26. Here's my take, Marner is overpaid. He's about the 9th best winger in the league. The 9th paid winger gets paid 9.5m. Marner probably wants more than his current 11m, so he will wait to see what the cap is and who offers him the best deal.
By the way, I thought the Leafs continued their tradition of paying a hometown premium to their top players by paying Nylander 11.5m X 8.</div></div>

That's why I wonder if a team like Utah makes sense. They have the cap space, new owners, and could be looking for a big name or piece to try and get them to the next level. But yeah it's a hard sell for marner but maybe the tax savings, ect or an enticing sign and trade type move persuades him. I agree where you label him and I also think a new coach maybe gets more out of him.