2nd Tier OS needed to take Marner

simple answer... bye bye Ceci. there goes $4.5M in cap. then can either sign a vet for cheap, make a trade for a cheaper d-man, or call up Liljegren or Sandin.. so it's gonna take over that kinda offersheet to get Marner. Which is 4 unprotected 1st round picks.

i think Toronto wants Ceci, why else trade for him. double trades of players are very rare. also i think he will be very important for that D corp to do well. another old cheap guy is a option, but not great, and Liljegren or Sandin are not playing all season, especially in a top 4 role.

The Leafs could go 22 man roster...which isn't recommended. Maybe Kapanen gets traded for futures and the Leafs fill the 22 and 23 spots with 1m players.

Does Toronto want Ceci? Sure, maybe. Does Toronto want Ceci if it costs them Mitch Marner? .. you're on so many drugs if you think that answer is yes. If it came down to they had to move someone to keep Marner, you can bet your ass Ceci is gone in less than a heartbeat. Sandin or Liljegren wouldn't have to play top 4 all season. Dermott is only out until December, then after that it'd be:
Rielly - Dermott
Muzzin - Barrie

Sandin and Liljegren can handle bottom pairing minutes, or as I said Toronto can sign or trade for a veteran that makes a cheap amount. Greg Pateryn from Minnesota makes a lot of sense. There's tons of possibilities to moves contracts around for cap space to fit Marner. It's really not as big of an issue as people on here seem to think.

Toronto will match and then be worse off as a team. It would be simply to screw TML over to O/S him at that.

IMO, the same thing would happen for the Jets with Connor and Laine.....Teams will always match unless its a high stupid offer