I would keep Marner.
Marner has previously demonstrated what Kakko/Hughes aspire to accomplish. The potential upside is the same. Marner's already proven he's a good bet.
Now, if this were a salary league, tougher call.
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Easy one. Offer is my Marner for his #1 overall pick (Kakko/Hughes).
Wanted to see what the braintrust here thinks. REP given for help with this important decision.
Goal-scorers, especially on the PP, are kings in my league. Marner was #10-ranked RW in my format last year. Marner's points per game comparables are guys like Tarasenko, Stone, Giroux, Wilson.
I would keep Marner.
Marner has previously demonstrated what Kakko/Hughes aspire to accomplish. The potential upside is the same. Marner's already proven he's a good bet.
Now, if this were a salary league, tougher call.
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In a salary cap league, I would maaaaaybe do this. But without an onerous salary holding him back, I'm taking Marner all day every day and twice on sunday. Dude just had 94 points on the last year of his ELC, that's kinda good.
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lol just no. unless your motivation is league parity.
I agree with the others that this move would have to be under a lot of circumstances that aren't there like a salary cap league or your format has free agency and you'd be losing Marner soon. Even in a Multicat league I'd take Marner >>> over Hughes or Kakko.
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Keep Marner. If he was 30 this might be a different story but he's only 22 and just getting rolling.
People fall into the trap of always chasing the new kids but that game never ends. There's always someone coming up who *might* be better. Then next year there might be another thread asking about trading Hughes for Lafreniere and the cycle goes on and on and on.
Your team is stacked already, keep it that way. Let a rebuilding team wait for Hughes to develop.
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Couldn't agree more with what everyone else has said. Plain and simple, keep Marner. He is already what you would be hoping Hughes/Kakko turn into..........and is only 22.
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Marner without question.
Keep Marner for me too, he's a just a kid who just put up 94 points. Best case scenario for Hughes/Kakko is that. Bird in the hand and all that...
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I think you want Kakko, due to the likelihood of him being goal heavy. You're looking to cash in a top 10 RW with top 5 upside for a top ?? W with even higher upside, you think.
Most of the time, I wouldn't advise to take this risk, but you've got enough depth to gamble here. go for it.
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