Location: We shoulda let Uncle Billy finish the job. Joined: 01.29.2013
Jun 17 @ 2:40 PM ET
Crystal Ball :
Marner and the rest of the core are in the lineup on opening night.
Tree will resign Domi and/or Bert.
Some minor free agents walk.
Some minor free agents are picked up.
Hopefully a Broissot (sp?) or some 1B for Woll is added.
Leafs and Marner's camp stay tight-lipped about negotiations as the season progresses.
Marner knows this could be his last hurrah as a Leaf and it's a contract year. He will play his heart out in a way rarely seen before. In fact, he'll be so (frank)ing good that everyone will give Berube credit for motivating him and have second thoughts about trading him.
Marner's heater will drive up his ask so high that the Leafs will not be able to afford him without doing a complete re-tooling and getting rid of a different big contract.
Marner gets traded at the deadline for a package of picks, prospects, and a roster player. The return will be underwhelming and many fans will be unimpressed.
The new roster player and the Leafs finish out the season in a playoff spot and get ousted in the first round again - Marner stans will declare ''See! I told you! The team was better with him!"
Next season rolls around, first full-season sans Marner. Tavares retires or signs a Spezza-like deal for chump change and becomes a 3rd line winger and special teams guy. Cap goes up and that is added to Marner's savings, yielding a fat budget to UFA shop.
Finally a big name top-pair defenseman is added (and more) to shore up the D, and needs are addressed. The roster is more evenly balanced, deeper, and under the tutelage of Berube who leads them to the Cup in his second season.
Marner and the rest of the core are in the lineup on opening night.
Tree will resign Domi and/or Bert.
Some minor free agents walk.
Some minor free agents are picked up.
Hopefully a Broissot (sp?) or some 1B for Woll is added.
Leafs and Marner's camp stay tight-lipped about negotiations as the season progresses.
Marner knows this could be his last hurrah as a Leaf and it's a contract year. He will play his heart out in a way rarely seen before. In fact, he'll be so (frank)ing good that everyone will give Berube credit for motivating him and have second thoughts about trading him.
Marner's heater will drive up his ask so high that the Leafs will not be able to afford him without doing a complete re-tooling and getting rid of a different big contract.
Marner gets traded at the deadline for a package of picks, prospects, and a roster player. The return will be underwhelming and many fans will be unimpressed.
The new roster player and the Leafs finish out the season in a playoff spot and get ousted in the first round again - Marner stans will declare ''See! I told you! The team was better with him!"
Next season rolls around, first full-season sans Marner. Tavares retires or signs a Spezza-like deal for chump change and becomes a 3rd line winger and special teams guy. Cap goes up and that is added to Marner's savings, yielding a fat budget to UFA shop.
Finally a big name top-pair defenseman is added (and more) to shore up the D, and needs are addressed. The roster is more evenly balanced, deeper, and under the tutelage of Berube who leads them to the Cup in his second season.
Parade time.
PotatoPoutine for this being so long. - GalacticStone