TSN: Darren Dreger on Toronto Maples and pending UFA Mitch Marner and the way it may play out.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Host: “Involves Marner, what’s your finest guess on the way it’s going to play out between now and his potential unrestricted free company?”
Dreger: “Effectively, look, dabbling is the best phrase. It really is, as a result of, you recognize, and I, as a lot because it pains me as a hockey insider, I do need to grant the administration and the agent for locking this factor down.
And, you recognize, we get into the semantics. Don’t we, we speak about, oh, they’re having ongoing discussions, however they’re not negotiating. Effectively, when you’re discussing, you’re in impact, negotiating, proper? I don’t suppose that any laborious numbers have been offered, however I’m fairly certain Brad Treliving has an excellent deal with on what it’s possible, possible going to take to retain Mitch Marner.
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Is he completely certain of that? Has he put these numbers on paper or on the desk? No, in all probability not. However he’s involved with Darren Ferris, the agent, frequently, so I, however the focus once more was to ensure they averted a circus that we have been all a part of the final time Marner went by way of his contract negotiation, proper? They needed to ensure that he was capable of keep centered on taking part in and serving to the workforce.
And so I believe for essentially the most half, they’ve, they’ve lived true to phrase on that, and it’s labored as a result of Marner’s performed terrific this yr, and the Maple Leafs have benefited, primarily based on on his play.
However doesn’t it really feel like, you recognize, you get into 2025 which isn’t distant, and Treliving goes to need to have a route right here, and there’s going to need to be definition on what that cash goes to appear to be. That doesn’t imply that, you recognize, Darren Ferris and Mitch Marner, need to get into the heavy lifting of the negotiation.
If in reality, Marner and his camp are prepared and wish to go to July 1st simply to take a look at what the actual market is from greenback perspective, they’re entitled to do this. I simply, I don’t really feel prefer it’s going to get there.
I imagine Marner when he says that he needs to be a Maple Leaf, and that’s the way in which he needs to play out his profession. And possibly in some fantasy land, and I’m not being facetious, simply the truth of a younger GTA participant is, you recognize, he envisions hoisting that cup in a Maple Leaf uniform, possibly in the future having his quantity go up into the rafters, you recognize, the, the statue out entrance Scotiabank, like all the stuff that Toronto youngsters would dream up.
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Effectively, you’re not getting that when you’re going to chase prime greenback on the open market. So heavy lifting for either side, but it surely stays very amicable, and the dialog may be very a lot open.”
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