NHL free agency 2019: 5 signings we'd love to see

NHL free agency 2019: 5 signings we’d love to see

COLUMBUS, OH - MAY 6: Artemi Panarin #9 of the Columbus Blue Jackets waves to the fans following Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 6, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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New York Islanders Offer Sheet Mitch Marner

The New York Islanders are looking to upgrade their offense. They have been in on Artemi Panarin (more on him later), but they likely won’t sign him. If the Islanders lose out on him and they want to add a top-notch talent, there’s one out there – Mitch Marner of the Maple Leafs.

Last year, the Leafs signed former Isles captain John Tavares in free agency. It caused Islanders fans everywhere to blow up. Tavares, as expected, got a very cold welcome back to Long Island in his first game against the Isles.

What better way for the Islanders to get revenge than giving the Leafs a taste of their own medicine? The rivalry between the two teams got heated last year. Just imagine the chaos if the Islanders went and signed Marner to an offer sheet the Leafs couldn’t match.

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It’s been a while since the NHL has seen an offer sheet. One hasn’t been signed since 2013, when the Calgary Flames tried to get Ryan O’Reilly. The Islanders are in a perfect position to offer sheet someone. Why not have it be Marner?

I don’t know about you guys, but I’d watch the heck out of every Islanders and Leafs game if Marner switches sides.

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