We don't know what the official trade looks like still. If the Leafs end up buying some draft picks and/or prospects by doing that it could be interesting. It's just money.
Marner to Vegas is finally happening
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Yeah. I remember that Marleau's had one later in the season.
I was gonna say if a 1st round pick came back the other way, sure. But if it’s just the player swap, that’s insane.
lamajama
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Leafs are incredibly fortunate to get anything. I think this was to help dump a salary albeit small and just maybe head off a tampering question
I get that. I was specifically referring to the notion of the leafs paying his $11mil bonus of his new contract.
herman
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The extension kicks in July 1, and he sort of has to be traded before July 1 noon, so I’d imagine the Leafs and Marner would both prefer the bonus to come from the state tax free locale.
Oh wait, does he need to be traded by July 1?
dappleganger
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I dunno, I assume the trade went through already but I suppose It wouldn't have to go through immediately.
Arn
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I'm sad to see him go, and sad with how it went down. I think the blame can be spread around.
From a pure watching hockey for entertainment point of view, he was one of the most fun to watch Leafs of all (my) time. Those early years of him, Matthews and Nylander when there weren't the expectations and pressure that eventually built were absolutely brilliant Leafs teams to watch.
I think he'll thrive in Vegas too.
From a pure watching hockey for entertainment point of view, he was one of the most fun to watch Leafs of all (my) time. Those early years of him, Matthews and Nylander when there weren't the expectations and pressure that eventually built were absolutely brilliant Leafs teams to watch.
I think he'll thrive in Vegas too.
mr grieves
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Me too. I made my call earlier:
The contract and cap... Rumors were $13m to $14m on the open market -- or 13.6% to 14.7% of next year's cap. How it's gone and how it's going to go:
| Season | Cap | Mitch $$ | % Mitch |
| 2019-20 | 81.5 | 10.893 | 13.4% |
| 2020-21 | 81.5 | 10.893 | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 81.5 | 10.893 | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 82.5 | 10.893 | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5 | 10.893 | 13.1% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0 | 10.893 | 12.4% |
| 2025-26 | 95.5 | 12.000 | 12.6% |
| 2026-27 | 104 | 12.000 | 11.5% |
So, in the end, he’ll make less against the cap for Vegas than he did in all but one of his last 6 seasons in Toronto. Next year he’s getting 12.6% of their cap; it took until the very last year of his Leafs deal to get the cap hit down to 12.4%. The Vegas deal leaves enough room for the rest of the team, plus Vegas already has a winning culture. I expect Marner will be well insulated and excel down there.
Though I guess it’s possible luck doesn’t go Vegas’s way next year, and it starts to feel like the brain shambles can just as well live in a desert climate.
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