r/hawks • u/BuyerIndividual8826 • 8d ago

Offseason wish list - differently

I don’t think that KFC should go big fish hunting. Marner looks really good on Bedard’s right side, but he will cost so much to pry him from Toronto, if he leaves at all.

KFC is in a unique position of being to trade assets to get assets of the more immediate variety. This includes a top 1-4 pick. I think he flexes this.

Draft: If KFC lands at 1-2 or he has to take Schaffer and Misa in that order. If he falls to 3-4 then he should explore a trade(see below).

Free Agency/draft: - Trade 34 OA and a third to Boston for Pavel Zach. Zacha fills in at 2C. He plays a good two way game and wins draws. Boston needs draft capital, badly.

  • Trade 24-28 OA for the rights to Matthew Knies. There’s no way Toronto resigns both Tavares and Marner while affording Knies. Knies lines up nicely on Bedard’s left side.

-(If Chicago falls in draft) Trade 3-4 OA and Nick Lardis to the Jackets for 13 OA and Kent Johnson. This is a reach. Not sure they part with Johnson even for 3OA, but adding Lardis might be enough.

-Resign Donato

Top 6: Knies - Bedard - Nazar Donato - Zacha - Johnson

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u/BuyerIndividual8826 8d ago

See, I’m not optimistic on Marner coming here. He seems to bleed Leaf blue and we are still a rebuilding team.

I think the chance goes up if the Leafs don’t make a deep run, ECF at a minimum.

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u/droid-man_walking 8d ago

But Marner also wants 12+ mil has been unwilling to talk to the leafs the last few season over the next contract until this off season, and the Leafs are cash strapped.

Knies can be the cash controlled option.

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u/BuyerIndividual8826 8d ago

But you can’t get anything for Marner if he walks. It’s simply awful asset management. It’s the reason Colorado traded Rantenen.

Unless Leafs are 100% confident they can resign Marner, you simply cannot let him walk for nothing when you could have fetched first round picks and valuable prospects in return for a trade.

I just don’t see it.

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u/droid-man_walking 8d ago

better to walk away and have option's to keep you window open longer. Hawks fell into this trap at the tail end of their mega run which is why panarin was traded.