Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Mitch Marner scenario in Toronto, what occurred with the Carolina Hurricanes and the way issues might play out.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Ron MacLean: “Mitchell Marner.”
Friedman: “Sure, so, so everyone knows about now Rantanen on this in Dallas and Toronto was undoubtedly in there. You already know, Nick reported, sure. Nick Kypreos reported yesterday that Toronto had a suggestion there, Fraser Minten, Easton Cowan, and two first-rounders for Rantanen. Contingent in him signing with the Maple Leafs.
However the Hurricanes didn’t like that deal as a lot because the one they received from Dallas. They weren’t going to do it. They preferred Logan Stankovan higher, particularly as somebody who’s within the NHL now.
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However from the start, when the Maple Leafs and the Hurricanes first engaged, the Hurricanes goal was Mitch Marner. They wished him, they usually wished to commerce Rantanen for him. And the Maple Leafs approached Marner. They mentioned, Look, we’ve got to deliver this to you, as a result of it’s, it’s Rantanen, and you understand, we nonetheless wish to signal you. That’s our primary alternative, however we’re being supplied Rantanen for you.
And Marner, after all, has a no-move clause. It’s completely inside his proper, and he mentioned, ‘No, I nonetheless wish to signal with the Maple Leafs, and it’s my primary alternative, and I don’t wish to take a commerce.’
And this was some gamers mentioned to me immediately, all the pieces that occurred with Rantanen, they usually suppose an increasing number of gamers may be cautious about accepting trades in season.
And so, you understand, the factor is, I believe everyone dealt with this actually professionally. The Hurricanes made the request. The Maple Leafs made the ask. Marner made his determination.
You already know, one of many issues he talked about within the aftermath of the 4 Nations, Ron, was how constructive all the pieces was. Like Crosby, it doesn’t matter what occurs, be constructive. Take a look at the best way he’s come out tonight and performed, nevertheless it’s inside his proper to say no, and he did.”
MacLean: “Are we to take that he’s going to signal for positive.”
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Friedman: “I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t take it. He has mentioned that he desires to play out the yr and let it go. And so far as I do know, that’s nonetheless his scenario.”
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