Marner, of course, declined. For those who have the idea that Marner owed it to the Leafs to waive, please produce the clause in his contract that required him to relinquish his no-move clause. Marner owed the team nothing. We’ll never know what would have happened had Marner said yes and Rantanen became a Leaf and not a member of the Dallas Stars. There’s a conundrum with Marner, if you’re one of those people who think the Leafs should do all they can to re-sign him. You can’t disregard the failure on his part to be a difference-maker in the playoffs. But you also know that, without what Marner has done in the regular season, the Leafs’ potential for what they could accomplish in the playoffs would take a hit. It just so happens, too, that Marner is about to go to market in a year in which the free-agent pool is not strong. With Rantanen having signed for the long term in Dallas, Marner stands alone in free agency.