TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs asked Mitch Marner if he desired to go to Carolina after the Hurricanes asked a couple of Mikko Rantanen – Marner trade. He said he desired to remain a Maple Leaf, but what impact will which have on contract extension talks this offseason?
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Jay Onrait: “I mean, that is like scorched earth over the weekend, like, has this affected the potential contract negotiations this upcoming summer in a way that, that perhaps Mitch Marner goes to start out looking elsewhere, despite the fact that he says he desires to stick around in Toronto?
Craig Button: “I’m going to take Mitch Marner at his word. Listen, Jay, and this, at times there could be contentious moments in any variety of contract negotiation. And positively some players might take it a bit of bit more personally. Some people might just say, hey, that’s just part and parcel of what we’re going through.
But when it’s all said and done, and I’m going to place the onus right on the Toronto Maple Leafs. You bought this superb player. You bought this superb player that’s been a part of your organization because the day you drafted him in 2015 and he’s performed at an exceptionally high level over the course of his profession.
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You is not going to find a greater player than Mitch Marner available this summer. So again, you would possibly must repair some things. You may must smooth some things over. I might suggest that that should be their plan of action. Perhaps Mitch will say, no big deal if he signs a long-term contract in Toronto.
When you concentrate on Mitch Marner, and you concentrate on how excellent he has been and Jay, he’s just making under $11 million. I don’t know where the contract goes to. Perhaps it goes to 13. Perhaps it goes to 13.25. I don’t know, I’m not aware of any of those forms of numbers being exchanged. But it surely’s only $2 million or $2.5 million more that he’s making immediately.
And I’ll say this, I don’t think Mitch Marner will underperform on that contract, irrespective of what term is.”
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