SPDN YouTube: Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie on the Chris Johnston Present speaking about whether or not Mitch Marner can be again with the Toronto Maple Leafs subsequent season.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
McKenzie: “I don’t know if we’ve talked about this particular person in any respect. I don’t know if he even know who this particular person is, however Mitch Marner. Does that title ring a bell in any respect?
Johnston: “It does, it does.
And you recognize, I don’t even know the place we’re at within the public discourse with Mitch Marner. There’s been a lot dialogue about him, so I like I don’t even, I’ve misplaced observe of what’s been reported.
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Right here’s what I’ll report. Right here’s what I do know to be true, however the state of affairs. The leafs are usually not main on Mitch Marner proper now. They haven’t determined 100% they must commerce them they usually’re going to make life uncomfortable they usually’re getting the checklist of names. It’s none of that’s what’s happening.
I imply, the truth that stays true with Mitch Marner is he controls the hammer right here. And so if there’s a commerce, the Leafs must work with him. They should as quietly as potential, attempt to line up you recognize, the groups or a staff the place they’ll dwell with the return after which they must go to Mitch Marner and his agent Darren Farris and see if there’s a deal to be made.
Would Mitch negotiate with that staff? Would Mitch think about taking part in there? You recognize, would that staff commerce for him as only a participant with one 12 months left on his deal? Does there must be an extension?
I imply, clearly it’s, it could be an enormous commerce, no matter it’s, if it occurs, and it’s a barely advanced state of affairs. So the place issues are at proper now, so far as I do know, is, is it’s somewhat bit, I imply, it’s not quiet round Mitch Marner. There’s a lot hypothesis. I believe there’s some frustration nearly all the general public discourse about it and regarded on the nature of the beast while you’re that participant and when the chances are on the desk that we’re speaking about.
However you recognize, at this time limit, I don’t suppose the Leafs have a deal for him and I don’t suppose they’ve gone to them and ask them for an inventory or something like that. I believe, I believe they must, it doesn’t make any sense for the Leafs to go to warfare along with his participant, to make this any extra public than it already is.
And so I believe that they’re going to quietly behind the scenes, see and gage if there’s a commerce mark. if there’s then they take it to the subsequent step and see if Mitch Marner is keen to contemplate that transfer.”
McKenzie: “How stunned would you be, and you’ll reserve the best to vary your thoughts at any level with this reply, how stunned would you be if Mitch Marner started subsequent season with the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Johnston: “I’d say I wouldn’t be that stunned as a result of it appears as if he’s comfy taking part in out his free agent 12 months. I imply, the one motive I might suppose it must occur as if he was in a spot the place he wanted an extension this summer season.
Like he didn’t really feel comfy going into that remaining season and taking part in. You recognize, there’s, there’s, there’s profession danger for those who do this, proper? You probably have a big damage, it might impression your future earnings. Issues like that. I imply, typically, NHL gamers go for as a lot safety as potential as a result of the character of the game they play.
However the truth that Mitch Marner is keen to play this proper out until subsequent summer season and probably chase free company then, I believe that that makes it very potential he stays a member of the Maple Leafs.
It’s means too quickly to declare that’s going to occur. I’m actually not doing so. However you recognize, I believe that they and he each must dwell with the truth that you recognize, it’s going to be onerous to line up one thing that satisfies everybody right here. That, that’s, a staff or metropolis Mitch is comfy with. Is a commerce return that makes the Leafs go, ‘Are you aware what, whereas nonetheless in a cup window, we’re keen to tug the set off on this deal.’
And you recognize, on the finish of the day, Mitch himself appears fairly inclined to simply stay a Maple Leaf. So I believe everybody ought to brace for the likelihood, the actual risk he’s again with that staff subsequent season.”
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