TSN: Pierre LeBrun with Jay Onrait on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner and the Nashville Predators.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Onrait: “I really like studying your columns in The Athletic. You shot down the rumors of a possible Mitch Marner to Nashville union in The Athletic on Wednesday.
So I assume my subsequent query is the place, what’s the scenario with Marner proper now? And do you assume there’ll be any type of decision anytime quickly?
LeBrun: “Yeah, Jay, yeah, I shot down within the sense that I truly perceive why the concepts on the market and why it is sensible. I imply, the Predators have made it a precedence to improve offensively this summer time.
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Additionally they have a goalie they hope to increase in Juuse Saros. A star goalie and if they’ll’t prolong him, , possibly they commerce him. So I perceive how a number of good individuals put some, , put some stars aligning collectively right here and, and, assume that Nashville and Toronto could possibly be a match.
However what I used to be making an attempt to , report is that I’m not saying you’ll be able to’t ever come to that time the place these two groups have that dialog. I’m simply telling you, it hasn’t occurred at this level.”
Onrait: “Proper.”
LeBrun: “The 2 groups haven’t talked about Mitch Marner. And, and a part of that’s that the Leafs we’re busy making an attempt to determine their teaching scenario. So that they haven’t moved on but to that a part of the offseason.
However, , a part of what I wrote about to in that column is that this factor has a number of layers. I imply, on the finish of the day, for instance, I’ve no proof for making a couple of telephone calls this week that Mitch Marner is camp is getting ready a listing, and gonna hand over a listing to Brad Treliving, the leafs GM, saying these are locations we would go.
That’s not what I’m, vibes, I’m getting there from the Marner camp. And it sounds very very similar to hey, we now have a yr left on our deal. We’re gonna honor it, and , we love enjoying for the Leafs and it’s, it’s vital to notice that at this juncture, as a result of Mitch Marner is a full no-move.
So I assume it’s, it’s my, my, my means of claiming this nonetheless might go a number of alternative ways together with doubtlessly a minor commerce this summer time, nevertheless it’s going to have to come back from the Leafs getting the type of provide from elsewhere the place they really feel they need to carry it to Marner’s camp, and never the opposite means round. If that makes any sense.
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, Matthew Tkachuk two years in the past, his camp handed a listing of 5, six groups to Calgary. That’s not the sense I’m getting that, that at this explicit juncture Marner’s camp intends to enter, go that route. However once more, it’s, if something, if there’s one takeaway from my column is that it’s early and never a complete lot has occurred on the Marner entrance. So let’s all take a deep breath.”
