May Mitch Marner keep in Toronto, and John Tavares be the one to depart?
John Shannon was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was requested about Mitch Marner staying with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Shannon thought he matches with the Maple Leafs, however he introduced up the purpose about John Tavares and does he go.
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Scott Laughlin: “Now I’m wondering John, with reference to the Leafs, and we all know that they’re 7-1 (now 7-2) with out Austin Matthews, and Matthews is hoping to return towards Florida arising on Wednesday. We’ll have to attend and see on that one, however there’s 7-1 (now 7-2, they’ve gained 4 straight. They lead the Atlantic Division.
All the pieces’s arising roses, and Mitch Marner has arguably his most impactful recreation of the season final night time with a few objectives towards the hockey membership. You assume they need to get one thing accomplished with Marner when it comes to a profitable extension within the subsequent couple of weeks or couple of months? Or do you assume that they’re greater than keen, the Leafs to let this play out by way of the playoffs, to ensure they get a minimum of by way of the primary spherical of the postseason?”
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John Shannon: “I can, I don’t see Marner leaving. I don’t have all of the cap stuff sitting in entrance of me right here, Scotty, however I don’t see Mitch Marner leaving Toronto. I feel he loves Toronto. I feel he’s enjoying a number of the greatest hockey of his profession.
They’re successful, however on the similar time, it’s solely November, this workforce has accomplished some nice issues in a brief time frame, and has nearly confirmed loads of doubters incorrect about how they’ll play the sport, and so they’ve bought higher goaltending than I feel individuals imagined. I feel they really feel their protection is enjoying a bit higher than it was anticipated to do.
However I don’t see Mitch Marner leaving. The Leafs are going to want a quantity. Marner goes to want a quantity. And let’s be sincere. And also you guys each know Darren Ferris. Darren Ferris is an aggressive agent. He needs what the largest and greatest quantity he can get for his man, and none of us actually know what that quantity is. However on the similar time, the Leafs are going to be compelled to make some adjustments elsewhere, if that, if, in truth, they do give him a quantity that he needs.
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And the primary man that that factors to is John Tavares, who’s below a giant deal proper now, and it’s expiring. It’s humorous. We speak rather a lot about, are they going to re-sign Mitch Maner we don’t speak rather a lot about, are they going to re-sign John Tavares?”
Laughlin: “Good level.”
Shannon: “I feel it’s a type of tales that can take its time, and I think we’ll in all probability hear slightly bit extra within the new yr once I assume Brad and his gang have an opportunity to take a seat down and punch the numbers and look the place they’re and resolve what position a man like Tavares has to play within the membership and some of the opposite names that they’ve paid some cash to, after which resolve what whether or not Marner matches into that. My intestine tells me that Marner matches into something.”
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