Mitch Marner must go, John Tavares can stay, reader poll results say
You can stay, John Tavares, but only under certain conditions.
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And Morgan Rielly, if you wouldn't mind considering waiving your no-move clause in the event that Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving asks you to do so.
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The results of our off-season Leafs poll are in.
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In having your say following another disappointing end to a Leafs season — this time against the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — you think the Leafs and Marner should go their separate ways, Tavares should be retained on a team-friendly contract and Rielly should think about forgoing the final five years on his contract.
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Change during the summer would include trying to sign impending free agents Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand, though Nikolaj Ehlers would also catch your interest when the market opens on July 1.
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As for a couple of players who built their respective National Hockey League careers on achieving big-time success with the Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, you would take a pass.
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We thank you for taking the time to participate. Here are the full results:
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He brought the team back to a level of respect that was required. (20.44%, 131 votes)
Great strides were made, but not enough. (31.05%, 199 votes)
He was too stubborn with his allegiance to the core. (33.39%, 214 votes)
Glad it's done. He had run his course. (15.12%, 97 votes)
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Loved it. The team's north-south system is the way to go. (31.78%, 177 votes)
Steps were made, but the same result in the playoffs was hard to take. (61.22%, 341 votes)
Not much of a difference in points from Sheldon Keefe. Leafs need to get back to more offence next season. (7%, 39 votes)
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Matt Duchene (16.85%, 91 votes)
Brad Marchand (38.89%, 210 votes)
Patrick Kane (6.48%, 35 votes)
Nikolaj Ehlers (37.78%, 204 votes)
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