Every day Faceoff: Frank Seravalli on Mitch Marner’s future.
“The best way I have a look at this course of, and the data I’ve gotten from this course of, is that there’s a, there’s a sequence. As a result of Mitch Marner has the complete no-move, no-trade or full no commerce, I’d say. He holds all of the playing cards.
He, his employer stated publicly, we’re, we intend to play out the 12 months. And the important thing phrase there’s intention.
The Leafs must make a deal first. They must have one thing tangible they need to do for probably the greatest 15 gamers within the sport for that to occur.
So till they’ve a proposal or provides, probably a number of, , choices that they’ll current to them, there is not any purpose to attempt to wrestle Mitch Marner and his camp over the clause till that occurs.”
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The Leafs Nation: David Pagnotta was requested, earlier than the draft, the place Marner goes. The Maple Leafs and Marner’s camp weren’t proud of the hypothesis about Utah final week. There are possibly 4 groups thinking about him.
** NHLRumors.com transcript
Nick Alberga: “Okay, the place is Marner going?”
Loaf: ‘Not Utah.
Alberga: “Wait, that rumor was false? I assumed every thing was true on Twitter,
Pagnotta: “Actually, these sorts of issues tackle a lifetime of their very own and so they get like 100 retweets, or reposts, no matter they name it. The Leafs have been pissed. They have been genuinely, genuinely offended. I talked to a few folks on the company workplace and so they weren’t blissful about it in any respect.
It occurs , no matter, it’s what it’s. However no, he isn’t going, his brokers and their camp aren’t blissful both. However…
Alberga: “The place will we stand?
Pagnotta: “I believe yeah, I believe, I believe the Leafs are listening. I believe, I believe there’s an understanding of the place, the place the real looking choices are for Mitch. If he will go someplace, if he will undergo, the place are the real looking choices.
So the Leafs must determine that out, have these discussions. In the event that they get one thing that they assume they like, then they go to Mitch and Darren and all people there and say, ‘OK, that is what we acquired. What do you assume?’
However I do consider he isn’t going to San Jose. Just like the Sharks are going to make a deal and he will say sure. There are a few groups, and I do not know the precise quantity. I do not know if there is a particular quantity.
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“I consider there are 4 groups he would go to. I believe there are a number of extra, however it all depends upon what you Treliving and the employees are going to do.”