With Knies and Tavares signed, assuming no trades, the Leafs have about 14.7M to fill the following spots:
- L2 Right Wing
- Middle 6 Center
- L3 Left Wing
- 4th liner/13th forward
Lorentz or Pacioretty could be the 4th liner. And Cowan or a Marlie could the 3rd liner.
I feel like it's impossible to have a nuanced Marner take. Every post I see about him is like extreme hatred or Marner fans saying the Leafs will be worse without him.
Isn't the middle ground the correct answer?
1) Marner played hardball every negotiations, and came up sgort in
On top of this, I don't understand why people are angry Marner turned down 13.5M for the Leafs but signed for 12M in Vegas???
Would you have been happy if Marner signed 13.5M x 8 years? How can you want him gone, but be angry he didn't resign???
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I may be in the minority here, but I don't really want the Leafs to spend assets for a top 6 forward right now.
The Leafs have 14 NHL forwards already, and that doesn't include Cowan, Robertson, or Pacioretty.
I am fine entering the season with the roster we have and then
I was a massive Marner fan, but I really don't think the Leafs are that much worse right now.
The Leafs have the exact same roster as last year, but have added Roy, Macelli, and potentially Cowan. They should combine for a lot of what Marner provided....
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Wait, the Tigers and Dodgers are the only 2 teams in baseball with a better record than the Blue Jays???
How did I not realize the Jays are tied for 3rd in all of the MLB???