Just looking at the Leaf's situation a little more on CapFriendly.
If Marner were to get $11M (it is rumoured that he already turned that down), they would have 4 forwards earning a total of $40+M. That is enough even to make the Oilers blush.
But on top of that, they will be in an even worse situation next year. Their entire D core, except for Rielly, are free agents after this year. Harper and Schmaltz will be RFAs, everyone else UFAs.
Somehow, despite being all over the cap ceiling already, they will need to re-sign or replace almost their entire D. They will also need to sign or replace Hutchison in net.
They are right fooked. And yet Leaf fans think Dubas is the greatest thing to ever happen.
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