Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs will attempt to maintain any contract talks quiet, however that isn’t a simple factor to do in Toronto
Sportsnet 590 The Fan: Elliotte Friedman on Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA Mitch Marner and him not wanting to speak about his contract state of affairs this season.
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Ailish Forfar: “Let’s discuss Leafs camp since you had been down there. clearly at the moment. It’s all the time a enjoyable one, perhaps an fascinating one. You guys attempting to get data out of the gamers. What was the largest studying, wanting forward at this upcoming season?
Friedman: “Properly, I feel the largest factor at the moment Ailish was that they’re actually going to attempt to clamp down on the Marner discuss. That, that was apparent. , he got here proper out and he mentioned, Look, I. I’m not going to speak about it.
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His agent now, Darren Ferris, earlier this week, I acquired the identical quote too, is that we’re not going to speak about it. And Brad Treliving mentioned he’s not going to speak about there may be undoubtedly a concerted effort, not solely relating to Marner, however with every little thing on the Toronto Maple Leafs to maintain data they don’t need out much more safe than it was once.
It’s most likely in plenty of methods, it’s a wise factor. , I don’t assume it’s good for Marner. Like, I like, like, the one factor I take into consideration Marner is, I, like when he gave, like, when he gave that passionate discuss how a lot he needs to remain in Toronto. I actually do consider that. And I feel the discourse round his contract hurts him, and he’s not even liable for most of it.
So I feel not solely is it good to try this from a, from an general standpoint, I feel it helps him. Now we did an interview with them. I’m not precisely certain it’s going to air. And one factor I did ask him that he did reply was, some gamers, as soon as the puck drops, they’re like, no extra talks. Talks are over. I need to think about the season.
He mentioned that he doesn’t have that rule, however will probably be like, I don’t need to hear about it until I completely have to listen to about it. so he’s going to go away it to his agent Darren Ferris and his GM Brad Treliving.
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However he received’t essentially, if it’s not executed earlier than the season, he received’t shut it off, he’ll simply say ‘Don’t discuss to me until I completely have to know.’”
