"For the past nine years, it's been nothing but sunshine and rainbows for the Leafs during the regular season. They would march their way through the Atlantic Division, make a splash for a veteran such as Ryan O'Reilly or Nick Foligno at the trade deadline, then hope that their core-four of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner and John Tavares could carry them to a championship."
"So instead of waving the white flag and selling off for a year, the Leafs are expressing interest in a 34-year-old pending UFA winger who makes $11.6M. The organization is essentially looking to acquire an older Marner who most likely won't be on this team next year. Trading for Panarin would set the Leafs back 10 years Panarin is a stud, but he's essentially Marner 2.0 who's a little better at scoring."
"With 927 points in 804 games played, Panarin lights up the regular season, but similarlily to Marner, when the playoffs start, his stats falter. He goes from a 1.15 points per game (PPG) player in the regular season to a 0.83 PPG player in the playoffs. If you're curious, Marner averages 1.12 PPG in the regular season and 0.90 PPG in the playoffs. Comparitively, Panarin's goals per game (GPG) average goes from 0.40 in the regular season to 0.28 in the playoffs"
The Toronto Maple Leafs have shown interest in trading for Artemi Panarin, a 34-year-old pending unrestricted free agent earning $11.6 million. The team has lost six straight games and faces injuries to its defense and goaltending, raising doubts about buyer status at the trade deadline. Panarin produces elite regular-season offense with 927 points in 804 games, but his playoff scoring drops from 1.15 to 0.83 points per game. Comparisons to Mitch Marner note similar regular-season dominance and playoff declines. Acquiring Panarin would likely require significant assets and could hinder long-term flexibility given his age and contract.
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