NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs – Mitch Marner and Jacob Markstrom
The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t ask Mitch Marner to stop moving but…
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Toronto Maple Leafs have informed teams that they are willing to trade anyone other than Auston Matthews and William Nylander. The Maple Leafs won’t ask Mitch Marner to waive his no-movement clause but that doesn’t mean they aren’t interested in trading him.
Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving wants to build a better, stronger playoff team according to someone close to the GM.
The Leafs will talk to teams about Marner, and if they get an offer that matches their request, they will start talking to Marner and try to convince him that a move is a good idea. If the Leafs can’t get a deal done or Marner doesn’t agree, the Leafs will have a lot of work to do fixing their blue line and getting help in net.
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Do the Toronto Maple Leafs have the assets to acquire Jacob Markstrom?
Jonas Siegel of The Athletic: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving signed Jacob Markstrom to his $6 million per season contract while he was GM of the Calgary Flames. Markstrom’s .905 save percentage was just above average, but his underlying numbers were better.
If the Maple Leafs can trade him, they can play 50-55 games or less and bridge until Joseph Woll is ready / able to stay healthy.
Can the Leafs offer the Flames a better package than the New Jersey Devils or the Ottawa Senators? The Leafs have the 23rd overall pick, the Devils have the No. 10, while the Senators have No.
The Flames will be looking for a top prospect again. The Leafs are not moving Easton Cowan and possibly not Fraser Minton. Could Topi Niemela, Nikita Grebyonkin or Dennis Hildeby interest the Flames? How about Nick Robertson or Timothy Liljegren?
Will the first one with Liljegren be enough? It seems impossible.
Would the Flames be willing to keep any salary? Could the sides extend the deal to include a defenseman like Rasmus Andersson or MacKenzie Weegar?
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If the Flames and Leafs can’t work out a deal for Markstrom, the Leafs’ other options could include Linus Ullmark (highly unlikely), John Gibson, Juuse Saros, and Laurent Brossoit.
