MarkovsKnee
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I think stamkos ignores the leafs. I think guys around the league know they're a bad spot culturally and aren't going to win anything.
I won't be surprised if we get a semi-attractive free agent because of all the goodwill Hughes has built.
He's from Toronto, so I wouldn't say he would ignore them. He probably wants to play with an elite playmaker and Marner is that. Nylander has been playing with Matthews.
They need to get their D set-up, though, so far they have only Rielly, McCabe & Benoit. They'll add Tanev, but that's not nearly enough. They need another puck mover.
They have $18m in cap space, so they'll have some money to upgrade at forward and get another goalie.