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Bennett isn’t coming to Toronto.
thats fine, more just looking at the overall impact of losing Marner and getting another different player. insert whoever you want
I guess it depends on what you’re looking at and how you’re looking at it. Marner both drives play and kills penalties. Bennett doesn’t kill penalties, but he did have a much higher Created xGoals – so he’s in the right places, doing the right things. I feel that if you could mix him in with Tavares and Nylander, you’ve made your second line a very dangerous line. With a healthy Matthews, it would be a resurgence, even with Marner gone – but Domi could offer a shadow of what Marner brought. You could seek out an Ehlers or a Boeser, but I’d much rather be targeting Marchand and other guys to recreate the bottom-6 with more compete and more defensive acumen to help improve the PK as a whole.
The area I’d see improvement is that you can improve the areas you can’t today due to dollar allocation which affects a larger percentage of the overall game (ie, Marner is on the ice for 33% of the game, but the other 67% does suffer as a result of the lack of rounded talent out there).
really just looking for a quick not a lot of thought put into it answer.
Here is a question
Lets say the Leafs now with Marner are a 105 point team. pretty much last season, a few lessHow many points do the Leafs have in 2025-26 if..
-they dont re-sign marner and dont replace him
-replace him with Bennett
-replace with player of your choice (name them)You had Zezel sold at decent D.
Wish that guy would smarten up and join us.
not overly big, but gets the job done
This is going to be interesting to watch.
The guy is 37 years old, and hasn’t played since 2022-23 – and didn’t put up great numbers (although he was battling multiple ailments).
I think this is a classic case of hoping you get the guy from 10 years ago – and you will end up terribly disappointed.
most likely. my expectations would be a 3rd line C. 30-40 points. but decent D
On 32T Friedman says TOR/VGK had discussions last summer around Marner. TOR wanted Theodore but VGK wasn’t doing that. There was also no guarantee Marner would waive
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For a reasonable price….I fear a big overpayment is coming.
who are the best comparables for him age/production
Well at least with Shanahan gone, you’ll know whatever move Treliving does will be his own.
The lack of first rounders for the next two season hurts thoug
just save enough space for Mcdavid
I have complete confidence in the two of them and I’m very optimistic for the future. Florida is going to plateau or get worse, other teams will improve too, but the Leafs have all the pieces they need and a little flexibility with cap space and moveable contracts.
Let Tre cook.
I never have complete confidence in any of the Leafs anyone anymore.
Just wait and see is all I do now. nothing ever works. Lets try another thing
So its Tre and Berubes who will guide the ship…where it goes…we will see
id get Knies signed asap. 8 years.. do it
I agree, but I think bennett cost closer to 10m per to get him to Toronto…on a 7 year deal
It may be wiser or more cap friendly to sign Nelson or Granlund or Duchene as a 2nd/3rd line center on a shorter cheaper deal and then try to sign TWO of the players you mentioned?
I think Tanev is must either way.
They will also need another 2nd/3rd line (maybe JT on the cheap) a top 6 winger (I mentioned P Kane a while ago) and a 4-6 dman.10m is pretty crazy. his reg season is not in that realm, but his playoffs are worth it. but does he replicate that on another team..not likley.
They had 22 Mil in Marner/JT
Can you get Bennet, JT and Tanev for the same dollars
