Forgive me if this has been proposed before but what about:
TJ Brodie
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
2018-19 Calgary Flames NHL 79 9 25 34 24
$4.65M (1 season remaining)
for
Kasperi Kapanen
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 20 24 44 27
RFA
Reasoning: if the Leafs are unable to re-sign Gardiner (which for his sake, I hope they they won't be), they are going to need to replace him. Marner is going to cost a fortune and Kapanen seems like a player who is might be targeted for an offer sheet. This way the Leafs can fill a position of need at a decent cap hit.
Looking at their situation on Capfriendly, I have no idea how they are going to move out salary to sign Marner. Maybe they will just have to ice an AHL defense?
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