Marincin shoulld hhave been moved 3 years ago
What would be the point of moving a $700K player when you're dead-against the cap? There is literally no one cheaper in their system.
You're not going to get any kind of asset you can use now in return. At best you're getting a 6th or 7th that might help you in 5 years.
It's just an attempt to get the player a spot somewhere else in the NHL or AHL. They won't really care what the return is. There is no room for Marincin on the Leafs. They can send him down and I assume he will pass through waivers, but then what do they do with him? The Marlies already have more than enough D - I think they are carrying 9 already - so many that they had to send Hollowell and Duszak (2 young D who played well with the Marlies in the playoffs last season) to the ECHL to get them ice time.
It just seems like an odd decision. Like if you go down three defensemen in the playoffs, who are you going to play? if you want to clear a spot, why wouldn't you get rid of Gravel or Harpur?
What would be the point of moving a $700K player when you're dead-against the cap? There is literally no one cheaper in their system.
You're not going to get any kind of asset you can use now in return. At best you're getting a 6th or 7th that might help you in 5 years.
It just seems like an odd decision. Like if you go down three defensemen in the playoffs, who are you going to play? if you want to clear a spot, why wouldn't you get rid of Gravel or Harpur?
It just seems like an odd decision. Like if you go down three defensemen in the playoffs, who are you going to play? if you want to clear a spot, why wouldn't you get rid of Gravel or Harpur?