The NHL offseason is experiencing a slowdown as the rising salary cap leaves many teams with significant cap space, impacting free agency and trades. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster is under scrutiny, especially after losing Mitch Marner, a key player who logged substantial minutes. There is uncertainty about the upcoming season and how new and returning players will mesh. The performance of the team, particularly in crucial playoff games, raises doubts about their improvement next season without Marner and emphasizes the need for additional quality players.
The rising salary cap has led to over half the league still possessing notable cap space, which has, in turn, slowed the trade market down to a crawl.
It's hard to analyze the Leafs' offseason to date and argue the team has actually improved over last season.
It's difficult to predict how everything will shake out when a team removes such a major minute-eater.
Marner wasn't the only one who didn't elevate his game, but as one of the top players on the team, he rightfully receives a lot of attention.
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