NHL Rumors: The place Issues are with Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs

TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 Radio when requested the place he thinks issues stand between the Toronto Maple Leafs and pending UFA Mitch Marner.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Aaron Korolnek: “Effectively, Darren, you’re again in full swing. Hockey season proper across the nook. I believe Maple Leaf followers are awaiting information on Mitch Marner and his contract getting into the ultimate season of his deal. The place do you suppose issues stand between the 2 sides, Marner and the Maple Leafs at this time limit?”

Dreger: “Effectively, Aaron, I believe you’re in a great place, however I don’t need to misconstrue that. , with the assumption that an extension is looming, that it’s going to occur shortly, clearly it’s going to be a prime of thoughts, massive story from the start of coaching camp, and possibly till the day that an extension is dedicated and, and introduced.

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However I don’t, I don’t have the sense that that’s going to occur anytime quickly, and I believe either side are okay with that, proper? , Marner is aware of that that is yet one more massive yr for that younger management group, and he’s an enormous a part of that. So he’s centered on a great begin for himself, for his workforce.

I do know that he’s been coaching with Sidney Crosby, Nathan McKinnon, and a bunch in Vail, Colorado, underneath the management of Andy O’Brien. So he’s put in his time this summer time. , he’s, he’s able to get going and show that this yr’s workforce probably goes to be the very best in an extended, very long time. So there’s numerous strain on these guys.

However I don’t get the sense that there’s contract strain on Marner. He’s completely happy for it to be quiet. There’s good dialog between Darren Ferris and Brad Treliving. They’ve received a great relationship, however they’re not in heavy negotiations. And once more, either side are okay with that. To not say that that may’t ramp up in some unspecified time in the future in-season, however there doesn’t look like a rush at this stage.”

Carlo Colaiacovo: “So Dregs, which, when you needed to make a prediction on how the Marner and Leafs scenario performs out, you’re, you’re suggesting that he’s going to signal a long-term deal. And if it, if he’s, is that this one thing that you simply anticipate taking place in the course of the season, or is that this one thing that occurs after the season?”

Dreger: “Effectively, clearly Carlo, long-term extension is a chance, and I imagine that’s what Marner desires. I believe the Toronto Maple Leafs are keenly concerned with that, supplied it makes long-term sense, and no person is at that place simply but.

However take a look at the restricted choices from Toronto’s perspective, proper? We all know, in fact, concerning the no-move clause. We all know that he’s going into the ultimate yr of the deal, and past that, you’ve received unrestricted free company.

So in the event that they don’t get a long-term deal agreed to in-season, how sophisticated does it get across the commerce deadline, proper? If issues you realize aren’t going the best way of the Maple Leafs. Can they merely enable Mitch Meyer to stroll?

I imply, these are simply a few of the conversations that we’re going to proceed to have, and possibly you don’t should have these conversations in September, October, November. However as you creep nearer into 2025 and there’s no long-term contract looming, there haven’t been any kind of laborious bolt negotiations, then it turns into extra of a speaking level on an hour-by-hour foundation on this market.

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However I do suppose that there’s a great urge for food from either side to get one thing finished. And this realization from the group’s standpoint that Marner goes to receives a commission once more, and he’s going to receives a commission nicely.”