Seems insane that some team which can afford the 12.5 Million AAV in their cap will also be willing to give up 4 1st round picks.
I'm late to the party, so someone has probably already said it, but this off-season really does have the unique combination of teams that could actually fit the bill in this scenario.
San Jose (if they dont sign EK).........25M before RFA raises, and holes to fill on the blueline
Colorado (still have to pay Rantanen)....37 M before raises
NYI and Hurricanes....................about 28M each before raises
Now, I definitely dont think its smart for any of these teams to lose the picks (and that much cap room) on Marner, but they look to have all taken the "next step" as a playoff team. If one of them manages to scoop Marner, I think losing those picks wouldnt hurt nearly as much. And if you're getting a 22 year old Marner, realistically, odds are you wont get a player that good late in the first round.
Ordinarily, yeah, any team with that kind of money to spend is usually putrid and wouldnt dare give up the picks. But this season there really does seem to be a perfect storm of financially efficient teams that are already among the ranks of playoff regulars.