Mitch Marner, Yet Again

Matthews signed for 4.

I think the 8 year thing has very little meaning to players hedging their bets.

He could probably get a bigger audience if he doesn't demand full term, as teams are only offering money, not assets going out in a trade.
He may well want to bet on himself and sign a shorter deal. It’s a gamble he may get injured, maybe similar to what is happening with Mathews. i guess the players take out insurance on themselves anyway. I think if teams are going to commit 12 plus to a player they would want him long term. He would be the cornerstone they would build around. But anything is possible.
 
He's a good teammate, that would be a selfish move.
Why would he want to leave his teammates in the middle of the season?

Not sure what 'tea leaves' you read but everything we know to date is the team wants him to stay and he wants to stay.
If it’s true the team asked him about moving to Carolina it doesn’t sound like they want him to stay. But anything is possible. Lol
 
He's a good teammate, that would be a selfish move.
Why would he want to leave his teammates in the middle of the season?

Is he a good teammate? It sounds like most of the dressing room is tired of him.

Not sure what 'tea leaves' you read but everything we know to date is the team wants him to stay and he wants to stay.

They tried to trade him.
 
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Mathews should be away from Marner who constantly looks for him. Mathews looks like Laine half the time. -“I’ll just park here wait for a one timer opportunity.” I think Mathews drove the net more as a rookie than he does now.

I do agree both William and Mathews should be separate lines. Paying Mitch the same as those 2 or more lol is a waste. Money is better used to upgrade the supporting cast.
Matthews makes himself more one dimensional when he plays with Marner....he just tries the Laine thing like you said and he seems to be more into the game when he is forced to create offense by himself. He still isn't that big a creator if you ask me...but he is better apart from Marner IMO.
 
Matthews makes himself more one dimensional when he plays with Marner....he just tries the Laine thing like you said and he seems to be more into the game when he is forced to create offense by himself. He still isn't that big a creator if you ask me...but he is better apart from Marner IMO.
Hes a great creator imo when he’s not injured Hes as quicc as nylander with the handle paccage and the shot Hes an underrated passer too when he’s not injured Hes a beast problem is he usually is
 
You don’t ask him to waive his no trade clause without wanting to move him.
They were covering their bases in case he was interested in him leaving. Thought this was all common knowledge.
He hasn't been shopped around the league.

Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos reported Friday that Toronto offered Easton Cowan, Fraser Minten and two first-rounders to Carolina in exchange for Rantanen. The Hurricanes chose to accept the Stars’ package around Logan Stankoven, valuing him higher.
But, according to multiple sources, Carolina had another target. The Hurricanes initially asked for Mitch Marner in return for Rantanen. Because it was for Rantanen, the Maple Leafs had to consider it. They told the winger their desire is to sign him, but they had to ask in this case. As is his right, Marner declined to move, re-iterating his desire to stay.
 
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They were covering their bases in case he was interested in him leaving. Thought this was all common knowledge.
He hasn't been shopped around the league.
Lebrun asked around, he confirmed no real negotiations have taken place, so the Leafs weren’t 100% sure where Marner was at. Carolina asked about Marner, they went to him and said they very much want to keep him but this has come up, where is he at with the Leafs? His camp said they has no interest, end of story, neither side is ruffled. That’s LeBrun doing his homework, I’ll take his view over whatever it is that constitutes hockey talk here.
 
It's not the system... Berube keeps telling the media they are being too cute, too perimeter, not going to the net. He literally said he wants 2 to the net at all times...and that certainly isn't happening.

What id give to see Tortorella coach this core... they'd be rotating in and out of the press box and being thrown under the bus to the media.

No they wouldn't. We are dealing with softcore corporate Canada. Speaking above a whisper is yelling to them. Everything revolves around a victim...just like Mitch, the wealthiest hockey victim in Toronto Maple Leafs history.

I can't wait until he is gone and if not gone I will likely tune back in next playoffs to get a laugh as they exit early.

The Leafs are a brain-dead operation.
 
Lebrun asked around, he confirmed no real negotiations have taken place, so the Leafs weren’t 100% sure where Marner was at. Carolina asked about Marner, they went to him and said they very much want to keep him but this has come up, where is he at with the Leafs? His camp said they has no interest, end of story, neither side is ruffled. That’s LeBrun doing his homework, I’ll take his view over whatever it is that constitutes hockey talk here.
Teams don’t like tampering, if they approach their players and say team x is interested in you, why have a tampering rule? That is unless the team is good with the idea.
 
No he won't. He is under contract pressure now. His little glass ego to go with his little glass shell are poised to fracture further.
Against the flames he’ll feast Hes not going pointless tonight not with matthews and knies
 

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