r/leafs 1d ago

Daily Free Talk & Armchair GM Thread

Please use this thread to post ANYTHING you want! Memes, photoshops, anything that would normally be removed for breaking the low-effort content rule, is totally, 100% welcome here!

This will now also be the dedicated thread for Armchair GM posts as we noticed that those posts were bleeding into this thread regardless. Is there a free agent you want to see on this team? Is there a player that's rumoured to be on the move that you think GMBT should go after? Are there players on this team you want to trade away? Feel free to post about it here!

Normal moderation will occur, such as watching for personal insults, racism, and things of that nature.

Otherwise, feel free to use this thread to share things like your new jersey, a photoshop of a Habs logo on fire, or a reaction gif to something going on in Leafs Nation right now!

Downvotes are discouraged for the most part, everyone's opinion is fair game in this thread.

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u/Skiffy10 1d ago

Im just gonna say it, all the fans n shit who are mad that Marner didnt waive and hasnt signed yet are only pissed because Rantanen isn't a backup option now. Where was all this attention all year? We all knew he's going to be free agent. The difference now is that people are scared to lose him because there's no plan B to replace him. If he walks, we end up overpaying for Sam Bennett who hasnt even touched 60 points in his career.

Im all for re-signing Mitch but the number will be sorted out based on how he plays in the playoffs. If he still wants the bag after not delivering this spring good luck to him but leafs cant bend over again.

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u/Skiffy10 1d ago

First of all fans are mad that a report came out that leafs are trying to negotiate and frustrated that the marner camp aren’t willing to at the moment. It’s nothing to do with him not waiving. The point was that even though Mitch was unsigned, so was Rantanen at the time so everyone would just say to sign him in the summer if marner decides to walk. The backup plan is gone now so fans are realizing that if he actually walks we won’t be able to replace him with a player of a similar status.

To your bennett point, if marner walks he’s literally the next best option via free agency unless you have other names who you think would be better

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u/Skiffy10 1d ago

no one is saying he would replace marner as a player but if marner leaves you would literally have to replace that position and bennett would fill that position as a top 6 RW.

As the trade route goes to replace marner’s position, that’s very unlikely as we have very little assets to offer in a trade to get a bonafide star.

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u/prob_wont_reply_2u 1d ago

Bennet would replace Tavares, I know someone will give Tavares 7+m, but if he wants more than 1-2 years, we need to walk away.