TSN 1050: Darren Dreger on First Up with Korolnek and Colaiacovo when requested if Mitch Marner remains to be going to be with the Toronto Maple Leafs when the season begins.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Host: “The one query I get requested nonstop, particularly during the last week…”
Dreger: “Yeah.”
Host: “Will Mitch Marner be a Maple Leaf when the season begins? And I don’t understand how you reply that Dregs however I reply ‘Sure.’ I believe he’s nonetheless gonna be a Maple Leaf.”
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Dreger: “I do too, and that’s, that’s the factual method to reply it at the moment, proper? Now Brad Treliving has a dialog with a membership or golf equipment and there’s a possible commerce situation that develops from these conversations. Yeah, he can take that to the Marner camp and the Marner camp may say, ‘Yeah, all proper. You clearly don’t need me so I’m okay with that.’ And by the best way, there’s an enormous extension that comes with it. Okay. Yeah, nice.
However I, I’m additionally, I consider, primarily based on those who I talked to, once more, as we’re having this dialog, Marner’s choice is to play out his contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. You bought one yr remaining.
Doesn’t imply that he’s going to stroll out the door after the subsequent yr. That doesn’t, that doesn’t imply that in any respect. In fact, there’s danger of that as a result of he’d be a pending unrestricted free agent. That’s not the proper place for the Toronto Maple Leafs. However you realize, Marner negotiated his deal in good religion together with the no-move clause.
You understand, Toronto discover one thing or resolve, and are we so certain that Toronto doesn’t wish to prolong Mitch? I’m not. I believe that, I believe Treliving would moderately prolong than commerce, however they’re, they’re not having these discussions but both. It’s nonetheless, it’s nonetheless early. It’s very untimely throughout the board.”
Host: “Effectively, two weeks until July the primary, and on July the primary he’s eligible to signal a contract.”
Dreger: “That’s proper. Yep.”
Host: “So now we’re getting nearer. That’s gonna be a extremely enjoyable day and to not point out past Marner. I imply the Draisaitl story may very well be very fascinating one as nicely as a result of he too is eligible to signal a contract extension.
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And naturally all the nice free brokers which are accessible guys like Patrick Kane and Steven Stamkos and Jake Guentzel and Brandon Montour and Sam Reinhart and it goes on and on and on. So ought to be a really enjoyable two weeks if you happen to’re a fan of the NHL.”
