A few weeks ago, Mitch Marner was slammed by the Toronto media because of his ordinary performances in the playoffs. This means that winter is over…
Farce aside, each first round loss for Toronto weighs more and more heavily. And there, the club even changed coaches, suggesting that the management is more tired than ever.
If we want to break the core oven, we agree that it will not go through Auston Matthews or William Nylander, who signed for the medium/long term less than a year ago. It won’t go through John Tavares either, who will be hard to trade.
Marner, a local guy, is the most likely to leave. With only one year left on his contract, this is a good opportunity to see if a club might want to go after him to sign him long-term.
And obviously, the main interested party does not seem to be against the project.
According to what Steve Kouleas reports to NHL Network, it seems that the player is not closed to the idea of changing addresses with everything that has happened in recent years.
That doesn’t mean he’s going to leave for sure, but there’s a chance that with the right offer on the table, it might happen.
Obviously, to trade him, we must expect that there will be negotiations for a contract extension so that he is not only there for one year. He is eligible to sign one from July 1, one year from the end of his current contract.
Who could be interested in him?
Kouleas, in his segment, mentioned the name of the Ducks and the Predators. These are two teams that operate in a less… demanding market than that of Toronto.
And recently, David Pagnotta also talked about the Preds.
Could Nashville, which seems to want to make the playoffs next year, want to send an excellent goaltender (perhaps Juuse Saros, who is also a year away from autonomy) to Toronto to get their hands on Marner ?
I don’t rule out the possibility.
I’m sure that the closer the draft gets, the more it will be talked about. The Ducks may also be a possibility… And I wonder if that would include a Trevor Zegras. #Chaos
Will Chicago look to surround Connor Bedard? Will Salt Lake City want to strike a blow? We’ll see.
A lot of
– The captain wants to stay in town.
– To read.
– Big battle in NASCAR. [TVAS]
– A statement from a team guy.
