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Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 Hypothetical Mitch Marner Trades

By Stephen Nixon

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 06: Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks passes the puck against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period at SAP Center on April 06, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 06: Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks passes the puck against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period at SAP Center on April 06, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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ELMONT, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 22: Mark Scheifele #55 of the Winnipeg Jets skates against the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena on February 22, 2023 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
ELMONT, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 22: Mark Scheifele #55 of the Winnipeg Jets skates against the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena on February 22, 2023 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

No. 1: Winnipeg Jets

Hypothetical Trade:

  • Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry and 1st Round Pick
  • Winnipeg Jets acquire: Mitch Marner

Scheifele is a 40-goal scorer and seems desperate to get out of Winnipeg.

With only one year left on his contract, he could be the missing piece for the last Stanley Cup run with Auston Matthews, John Tavares and William Nylander.

At $6.125M, Scheifele provides a ton of value and would be $4.5M cheaper than Marner. By trading for him, it would open up a lot of cap-space to potentially re-sign Ryan O’Reilly, which in my opinion, should be their number-one priority.

With Tavares aging, he’s naturally going to transition to the wing, so a Scheifele/Tavares second line would be amazing to watch. Push Nylander to the first line with Matthews and that’s a loaded 1-2 punch.

This would be a blockbuster trade if both teams pursued it but it could also be one that benefits all parties, at least for one year.

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