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I know we somewhat touched on this earlier but I don’t think this is the deal for Marner. I think something closer to what Winnipeg got for Dubois or what Calgary got for Tkachuk fits the team better because what you have here is a lot more of a project package and unless Toronto is thinking of tearing it down and completely rebuilding, that does’t do much.
Borgen would be the only interesting piece for me. Even then he’s more of a solid #4 guy and I’d expect at least a top 3 d-man for Marner but Borgen isn’t a bad consolation either.
Firkus is just another Marner - probably 3 or 4 years away from that. He’s all skill with no bite. We’ve seen how that’s worked out so I’d stay away from it.
Rehkopf I’d be a bit cautious on. He dominated minor hockey but he didn’t really flourish until his draft plus one year and by then it’s expected to be a step above other juniors. Would be a nice project piece for the future, but preferably I’d like more sure things in a Marner deal.
If Seattle was the team, I’d say maybe something more like:
Borgen + McCann + 2025 1st + Rehkopf
& I’m not retaining on Marner in a deal. Top end players like that shouldn’t be retained on - if Seattle is that cap strapped I’d also take Tanev back in a deal (Toronto had interest in him) and maybe Leafs could send a late round pick as well, but if Seattle demands retention then I tell them to kick rocks