Sportsnet 590 The FAN: Frank Seravalli final week on the Kyper & Bourne present on the chance of the Toronto Maple Leafs asking John Tavares and Mitch Marner to waive their no-movement clauses and of them being traded.
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Justin Bourne: “You realize, the Leafs need to do massive issues. Persons are speaking in regards to the core 4. Mitch Marner’s identify comes up as a man who might be moved. Similar with John Tavares. His identify comes up with somebody followers want to see approached.
What do you suppose the potential of these guys getting handled be and kind of what sort of market would there be have been they to be out there?
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Seravalli: “Properly, I’ll begin with John Tavares, as a result of, , I feel most likely even John Tavares can be one to let you know that his play will not be fully commensurate with the pay that he’s incomes and the cap hit that he’s taking in. That’s the way in which it really works within the NHL, typically, particularly as you get to the latter phases of a long-term deal.
That stated, I feel there’s most likely a reasonably, actually small chance that he’s going to be enjoying in any uniform apart from a Toronto Maple Leafs, one blue and white subsequent season. And the explanation for that’s, I don’t know that you simply method your captain. I don’t know that you simply make that sort of determination.
And I’ll truly take it a step additional. Sure, John Tavares. has not performed at a stage commensurate essentially production-wise to his pay however I feel if we need to have a bigger dialog, John Tavares’ play has truly been fascinating to look at him evolve from somebody that arrived as this sort of energy ahead that’s turned himself into an elite that entrance presents.
That, hey, I have a look at the first-round sequence. And if we’re not speaking cap hit’s as a result of, , we solely can type of choose and consider gamers by that prism, he did nonetheless contribute and discover a option to issue into two sport successful targets in that seven sport. Collection.
So now let’s transfer on to Mitch Marner and have that dialog and rip the band-aid off as a result of I feel that’s going to be a way more troublesome dialog. Now. I’ve heard and seen and browse, there’s been no scarcity of ink spilled on the concept of oh, nicely, he’s a part of the core 4. He finally, he wants a brand new contract. However within the meantime, he has a no-move clause the place he holds all of the playing cards.
And I’ve stated this earlier than, I don’t essentially purchase into that notion that as a result of Mitch Marner has a no-move clause that there isn’t a option to make a change to this Leafs core if you wish to.
I feel the dialog might be as blunt or as good as they need to put it. However it’s actually simply so simple as, Mitch, we actually recognize every part that you simply’ve performed right here however when your contract expires, we aren’t providing you a brand new one. We aren’t bringing you again on an extension.
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So whether or not you might have already performed your final sport as a Leaf, or whether or not you’ll be in some unspecified time in the future each time subsequent season ends. That’s going to be it for you. And in order for you you might have the contractual proper to go into your contract season, in parentheses for a staff that may not need you, and you may exit and attempt to play by that or you may simply work with us and we are able to rip that band-aid off and deal with that scenario now.
So a long-winded approach of claiming there may be malleability to this core, it’s a lot wanted. There’s additionally different contract, , contracts coming off the books the place there’s flexibility. So there’s heaps that the Leafs can do, and Brad Treliving can do, as he’s now gotten a full season of analysis to start to place his stamp for actual on this roster.
