Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs will attempt to preserve any contract talks quiet, however that isn’t a simple factor to do in Toronto
Sportsnet 590 The Fan: Elliotte Friedman on Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA Mitch Marner and him not wanting to speak about his contract scenario this season.
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Ailish Forfar: “Let’s discuss Leafs camp since you had been down there. clearly immediately. It’s all the time a enjoyable one, possibly an fascinating one. You guys making an attempt to get info out of the gamers. What was the most important studying, trying forward at this upcoming season?
Friedman: “Nicely, I believe the most important factor immediately Ailish was that they’re actually going to attempt to clamp down on the Marner speak. That, that was apparent. You recognize, he got here proper out and he stated, Look, I. I’m not going to speak about it.
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His agent now, Darren Ferris, earlier this week, I acquired the identical quote too, is that we’re not going to speak about it. And Brad Treliving stated he’s not going to speak about there’s undoubtedly a concerted effort, not solely on the subject of Marner, however with all the things on the Toronto Maple Leafs to maintain info they don’t need out much more safe than it was.
It’s in all probability in quite a lot of methods, it’s a sensible factor. You recognize, I don’t suppose it’s good for Marner. Like, I like, like, the one factor I take into consideration Marner is, I, like when he gave, like, when he gave that passionate discuss how a lot he needs to remain in Toronto. I actually do consider that. And I believe the discourse round his contract hurts him, and he’s not even accountable for most of it.
So I believe not solely is it sensible to do this from a, from an general perspective, I believe it helps him. Now we did an interview with them. I’m not precisely certain it’s going to air. And one factor I did ask him that he did reply was, some gamers, as soon as the puck drops, they’re like, no extra talks. Talks are over. I need to think about the season.
He stated that he doesn’t have that rule, however will probably be like, I don’t need to hear about it until I completely have to listen to about it. so he’s going to depart it to his agent Darren Ferris and his GM Brad Treliving.
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However he received’t essentially, if it’s not executed earlier than the season, he received’t shut it off, he’ll simply say ‘Don’t speak to me until I completely must know.’”
