Reunite two American teammates
Calgary Flame Matthew Tkachuk has a thorny history with the Toronto Maple Leafs but all animosity would be forgotten if Toronto and Calgary could work out a deal with Marner and Tkachuk.
Tkachuk brings the same kind of skill set as Wilson, but is a far superior player. The Leafs don’t really have a power-forward on this level, but almost nobody does.
The Leafs lose out in a big way on scoring but Tkachuk is no slouch and at just 23 and a $7 million cap hit that expires in 2022 Calgary could be looking at a player that asks for money in the region of Marner anyway.
The Flames need more point production and Toronto could use a little more grit that can comfortably play top line minutes. Calgary only has around $900,000 in cap space making it every so slightly more feasible but it’s unlikely Darryl Sutter will want to trade away a player in the mold of Tkachuk.