With all the talk of if the Leafs are ‘worse’ without Marner is lacking a clear definition of what the person asking the ? views as ‘worse’.
I would be more than fine if the Leafs are “worse” if that definition of worse means the Leafs don’t win the division, end up with say 10 less points in the regular season, hell maybe more so long as they make the playoffs and go 3 or more rounds routinely.
I don’t care about regular season points at all, nor winning a division anymore.
If being “worse” as scoring and getting points = having a more balanced team that is actually built for playoff success sign me up for them being worse.