As our man Lucky suggested, the Maple Leafs could, if they chose, keep Marner.
But just because it works on paper doesn’t mean they can sell it to the paying customers.
So, consider the Nashville Predators.
The series of splashes made by GM Barry Trotz last summer resulted in a competitive flop on the ice, to the tune of a seventh-place finish in the Central Division that also translated to 14th in the Western Conference and 30th overall.
They’ve got a smidge more than $17 million in space for next season and that number could swell if rumors surrounding one of last year’s signees, Jonathan Marchessault, pan out and his $5.5 million annual price are indeed on the way to Tampa, Florida, Seattle, Dallas or Vegas.
Among those certainly staying, left winger Filip Forsberg dipped from 94 points to 76 amid the 2024-25 disaster but it’s easy to envision those numbers spiking again with Marner, whose 520 assists are fifth in the league since 2016-17, orchestrating plays from the opposite side.
And given Tennessee’s lack of a state income tax, it’s no stretch to assume Marner might have Music City high on his own list of prime financial destinations, too.
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