Two Destinations for Mitch Marner
Adam Proteau of The Hockey News: So the Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen because they couldn’t agree to a contract extension. What if the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner can’t come to terms on a deal soon? What could the Leafs get for Marner? He does have a full no-movement clause.
A one-for-one deal with the Vancouver Canucks for Elias Pettersson. The Canucks can use that $11.6 million savings for seven years, plus a little more, and extend Marner. The Leafs get the cost certainty with the center.
The Utah Hockey Club would have the cap space to extend Marner, and the Leafs could get three years at $7.15 million for the services of Clayton Keller. He’s not on Marner’s level, but the extra cap space could be spent elsewhere.
The Rantanen – Marner situation isn’t really the same though. With the rising cap, and if the Maple Leafs can get Marner to agree to a take a bit of deal in the $12+ range, maybe close to $13 million, there should still be room for the Leafs to improve their roster.
