Modifié 29 nov. 2023 à 0 h 31
Quoting: Coachchippy
No? We have a serious hole at RW and Marner more than fills it. Minten is a fantastic prospect. We get rid of Goodrow, and avoid over-paying Igor and Lindgren when the time comes (would hate to see them go but that's a fear of mine)
You should be more worried about having to pay Marner a ton because he' has a good case for becoming the highest-paid winger, so even if Shesterkin gets 10M, Marner is probably coming in at 2-2.5M above that. Sure, there is the possibility that Shesterkin could fall off anytime during his next contract, but it's too early to be worrying about that when they don't even know how much he will cost them. Goaltending could easily become a problem for them even if they fix their issues upfront preventing them from winning the Cup. Finally, if they need help on the wings why don't they trade Lindgren and Kakko for a cost-controlled winger or maybe futures package for a guy like Buchnevich? Or Laine if Drury would feel embarrassed to pay more to bring Buch back.
Realistically, Minten would not be included in the trade. When was the last time a team traded one of their promising prospects along with a star or superstar player? If the Leafs had a surplus of center prospects then maybe a prospect swap could happen but they do not and he's really only 1 of 2 center prospects who could possibly fill the 2C spot once Tavares leaves or is moved to the wing.
I don't see this trade happening in-season (or at all I don't think Marner wants to leave Toronto), but if it were to happen next off-season, it would probably look more like Shesterskin + Lindgren + 3rd or 2nd for Marner+5th or something like that. Maybe a conditional future 1st from NY (that would be reduced to a 3rd if the Leafs won the Cup next year or after that) but doubt it. More than likely it's just a 2 for 1, possibly with an exchange of low picks with conditions on them.