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The Leafs preparing to make a push for Jake Guentzel?

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Ryan Smitheram
June 18, 2024  (3:38 PM)
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Frank Seravalli revealed on Tuesday that the Toronto Maple Leafs could make a strong push for pending UFA Jake Guentzel if they decide to trade Mitch Marner.

With the media in a frenzy over what the Leafs, and GM Brad Treliving decide to do with Marner, different trades and theories have emerged. Some more liked than others and some that are out-of-the-box, so to speak. One of those was proposed by Daily FaceOff's Frank Seravalli today in his article that touched on a number of potential free agents come July first. Seravalli revealed that IF the Leafs could trade Marner before then that they would likely make a push for Guentzel.

To most, that would seem a tad redundant given the expected salary demands from Guentzel, with Evolving Hockey projecting a cap hit of $9.67M per season, but in reality, the Leafs would still be saving over $1M in cap space if they made such a move. That means the Leafs would have $20.7M in cap space instead of $19.7M. As ridiculous as it may sound, it's a move that makes sense. The Leafs would bring in a known playoff performer in Guentzel, who has 67 points in 69 playoff games and another trigger-man that would help the Leafs' power play.

The coinciding moves would give Leaf fans the shake up in the "Core Four" they have been wanting for a couple of years without sacrificing too much offensively in addition to whatever the return is in any Marner trade.

Source: Daily FaceOff Vancouver Canucks expected to make strong play for Jake Guentzel in free agency

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