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Forum: Armchair-GM10 juin 2021 à 18 h 36
Sujet: Marner to STL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sean4417</b></div><div>So you just listed all the reasons why its a bad bad deal! Why the **** would toronto give away Marner for a bunch of scraps???? Zero logic to this slop!</div></div>

Perron is a cheaper player who can slot into Marner's role as a band-aid. Kyrou adds a bit of upside but most importantly keeps the structure of Right-handed shots who acts as playmakers for left shot centres. Blais because he's low maintenance and a warm body, and Leafs need warm bodies.

Real plus for the Leafs is the cap flexibility. For a rental, a 23 year old who had a semi-breakout year, and a guy (Sammy Blais), Blues get one of the premier offensive superstars in the league. Player for player, Blues get the best of the deal; Toronto has no shortage of talent but they're short on roster flexibility.

Look at what the extra cap space gets you: you can actually afford to sign guys, whether its bringing back Hyman, or dipping into the FA market and add a guy like RNH. With Perron up in 2022, the amount of cap space the Leafs would have after the season gives them even more flexibility to add pieces to compliment Matthews and Tavares.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 juin 2021 à 18 h 30
Sujet: Marner to STL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>1- Heh. I love when fans of one team explain how all the players they're trying to trade for from another team are actually pretty bad. Umm then why make the trade?

2 - Uhh no it does not in any way and the Blues are certainly not taking this silly attitude. The firm answer would be no. Obviously.</div></div>

Not saying Perron is bad, his deal is expiring next year though compared to Marner with 4 years left on it. Kyrou is just about the only young Blue with upside, and I picked him because he's a right handed shot who could turn out to be something better but if he doesn't he's still cheap. Kyrou looked absolutely lost the second half of the year after looking like a budding star the first half.

Given the player the Leafs are giving up is undisputedly a 24 year-old superstar, the only real value here is Kyrou and a rental on Perron. Blais is just left wing roster filler. The real win in this deal for the Leafs is getting flexibility under the cap. Blues hands down 100% get the best players in this deal... Kyrou is one year younger than Marner and Marner already is an established PPG+ player while Kyrou isn't even a proven top-6 guy.