Nah Stone is better, Toronto has to add

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If this happened Id be partying til the season started

Age though. Marner is entering his prime, Stone is exiting his.

Stone is in the midst of his prime he still has about 4 more years. If you are playing for win now (which most teams are) you take the player that's better now, not in 5 years.

I mean most aging curves suggest prime for forwards is 24-27, at least points-wise. Marner is about to hit that. Of course points aren't what make Stone valuable I'm just saying Marner makes way more sense if you want to contend for 3-5 yrs.

no hes not, he was 2 pts from PPG and is the best defensive winger in the game

Well obviously this is his prime, but if you are a team that has a 5+ yr window vs a 2 or 3 yr window Marner is the better option. Stone is in my opinion the best 2-way player on the planet and might be the best RW on the planet but aging changes everything.

Hes 28 he has 4-5 years left of elite offense and even more of elite defense