Quoting: Tjm220
Buffalo isn’t just going to do Toronto a solid and take on $16 million in payroll for $10 million. Considering Buffalo is still giving up the best player Toronto would have to pay a higher price especially being in the division. Taking on Okposo would be a start, especially with such a lackluster return for the best player to wear a Sabres jersey in the last decade.
marner actually makes less than eichel in real cash for the next 3 years, they would owe him HALF what they'd owe eichel
assuming the leafs wait until the july 1st equivalent this year:
Marner Total $ = $24.8 million (if the leafs pay the 2021-22 SB then trade)
2021-22: $9 608 000 SB / $750 000 Salary
2022-23: $7 250 000 SB / $750 000 Salary
2023-24: $7 250 000 SB / $775 000 Salary (NMC)
2024-25: $7 250 000 SB / $775 000 Salary (NMC)
2025-2026: UFA
Eichel Total $ = $50 million
2021-22: $0 SB / $10 000 000 Salary
2022-23: $7 500 000 SB / 2 500 000 Salary (NMC)
2023-24: $0 SB / $10 000 000 Salary (NMC)
2024-25: $0 SB / $10 000 000 Salary (NMC)
2025-26: $0 SB / $10 000 000 Salary (NMC)
add in kerfoot and the sabres would only owe him $750K salary and a $1.95M signing bonus for two years. They'd be saving a lot of money and getting 2 players out of it lol