29 Apr 2024 14:47:33
Utah
Marner $10.9M

Tor
McBain $1.6M
Ingram $1.95M
Lamoureux ELC

Utah gets a notable top line player to market around and have tons of cap space. Marner become "the" guy there which probably suits what he wants to be.

Toronto picks up a mid-6 physical forward in McBain(Toronto boy), A goalie with term in Ingram to tandem with Woll and a Big RD prospect while clearing about $7.4M in cap space.

29 Apr 2024 22:54:19
I like it. Utah strikes me as the best target too.

30 Apr 2024 02:16:01
Also a team that marner won’t go to.

30 Apr 2024 04:23:20
@CKPS the biggest issue with a NMC in a nutshell. If he says he's only going to a contender, you can't do much.

We can only speculate on middling teams that he may agree too.

30 Apr 2024 09:37:27
I find the proposal heavily weighted to Utah.
Marner for Keller and McBain I would feel is a better balance.
Keller replaces some of the 90 - 100 points per season that Marner generates.
Also the proposal of Ingram and McBain only carries a $3.75 cap hit while Marner would be adding $10.9 to Utah’s cap.
Substitute Keller ($7.15) for Ingram and Lamoureux and you have $9.1 coming back to the Leafs.

Keller - Matthews - Domi
McMann - Tavares’s - Nylander
Knies - McBain - Jarnkrok.

30 Apr 2024 09:39:14
I disagree @LL he could go to a contender leafs would have to eat some of his salary tho I like this trade but still left with wanting more I guess my thought ways send Reilly to Utah since they have a thin blueline and take back crouse then at least if Bert don’t come
Back they are protected on the left wing.

30 Apr 2024 13:21:18
WB49. Yes, it's weighted to Utah. Switching Keller for Marner doesn't really help Utah be better. Having both makes them better and they have tons of cap space to pull this trade off. For the Leafs, the extra cap space allows them to add a less expensive talent than Marner with the cap space saved ($7.4M) . So, it ends up being Marner for McBain, Ingram, Lamoureux and whoever they sign with the $7.4M. Allows them to probably bring back Bert as well and add on D as Leafs would have over $27M in cap space to spend.

I don't think Marner to a contender would happen unless it is a blockbuster type of deal due to cap implications.

30 Apr 2024 16:47:13
A trade revolving around Marner for Keller (probably plus) would be great. The chemistry Mathews had with him at the All Star tournament was incredible. I'm getting sick of the ghost of Marner come playoffs and fear the contract he will command next.

01 May 2024 23:44:43
I like it
Utah and Marner sounds perfect.

02 May 2024 00:16:24
I think when you trade a player of Marner’s stature and skill level you need to get back somewhat similar value.
McBain is a 3rd/ 4th line player.
Ingram is a backup, possibly 1B goaltender and Lamoureux is a rookie who is a big maybe.
I don’t see that as sufficient justification for clearing cap space.
If you are trading Marner you HAVE to get a top six player or top pairing defenseman in return.