mitchy

First, Marner won’t be moved before July 1. Canes cheap a$$ owner won’t want to pay $7.5M bonus owed on July 1 nor would Marner be able to negotiate an extension (prerequisite to Marner waiving).
Second, return is not what Leafs would want:
A/ burns declining but still on a big ticket
B/ KK is a cap dump
C/ Necas will suck up 60-70% of Marner’s cap hit, preventing spending on priority area - D corps

The Hurricanes owner isn't cheap he's strategic there's a difference. Burns has a $5.2m cap hit... not exactly a huge contract and gives you a viable partner for Rielly plus it's one year. So what exactly would a Marner to Carolina trade look like in your eyes?

Blues decline. Orlov is a negative asset at $8m/yr

Jarvis will be payed way more money than that. In the 7-8 mil range I assume

I honestly don’t see a fit; no one on the roster I would take (other than the pieces you clearly wouldn’t trade).
Burns is deteriorating , which is not unreasonable given his age; dude has been a stud for years but Father Time catches up to all eventually.