Quoting: YMB2019
Everyone here is seriously undervaluing Bratt. Last season he was on pace for 53 points, the previous season he was on a 38 point pace. Obviously pace cant be taken as gospel but thats more points that everyone on the leafs except for Rielly, Matthews, Tavares, and Marner. He is easily a top 6 player.
Bratt, Vatanen, Boqvist, 2 firsts, and a possible second is a ludicrous overpay for Marner who wants a short deal and more money than he is worth. What leafs fans never take into consideration when they try to evaluate trades is cap space and its infuriating.
toronto wouldn't take this deal and nj wouldnt give it. Toronto would want hischier or hughes (unacceptable) - shero still wouldnt give bratt boqvist and 2 firsts. It's time to contend and we want hall, the only viable option is a 3 year offersheet at 12.5, which quite frankly I'm not interested in. We need player who buy in, crosby, kane, mcdavid, did not ask max dollar, I'm fine paying marner 11.5 or 12 million, but for 8 years. He wants to cash in after the tv deal and that's not worth trading roster players after we've done so well to build from within.
Also, as stated numerous times he wants to play in toronto - the only real fit, which i still dont want would be hall with 8 x 11 extension in toronto and marner extending in nj...but given marner isnt doing that, I'd rather risk hall walks.