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Honestly? In terms of their respective positions, I'd argue that Marner and Hughes are probably incredibly similarly valued - if you were re-drafting every player in the NHL I'd bet that these guys are both within the first 20 picks. Marner might be better offensively, but Hughes is younger/has the better contract situation, yada yada yada this is a conversation for when you're stuck at a hotel bar on a business trip and need something to pass the time.
To me, the problem in this deal, and the reason why Toronto probably declines, would be the cap implications, not the perceived talent levels of the players. I'd argue that in a vacuum, with no salary cap to worry about, it's a pretty fair deal - the risk that JT Miller's deal ages horribly is mitigated by the risk that Sandin doesn't fully develop into a top 4 D. But Toronto is taking on the higher risk in a salary cap world - Sandin is owed 2x$1.4M, and Marner has 3x$10.9M; meanwhile they're taking on 5x$7.85M of Hughes and 7x$8M of Miller. For a team that's already skating random guys they found in the AHL on a 21 man roster, I don't see the fit at all - regardless of how you're feeling about the values of the players involved.