Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA Mitch Marner and pending RFA Matthew Knies. Is it doable that Marner is again subsequent season? The Leafs should know what Knies is on the lookout for on his subsequent contract.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Friedman: “Now Marner. Simply making a pair calls about it, I believe that if the group had their manner, they might preserve him.
There’s two issues I believe which can be the problem. Primary, it’s important to comply with a quantity, they usually haven’t been wherever shut on a quantity. In order that’s primary. And quantity two, I do assume that he must decompress, and does he wish to keep? Like, is there any a part of him that claims it’s simply time to go some other place?
Like, there’s some actually silly stuff that occurs, like, there was some actually dumb stuff that occurred on social media. And I might see, I believe what everyone is questioning about right here is, is there any a part of him that claims, I simply wish to go someplace the place it’s quieter.”
Tim Micallef: “Proper.”
Friedman: “And I believe that’s you may’t make that call while you’re emotional, however he does must make that call.”
Micallef: “Would, if Marner made that call on his personal…”
Friedman: “Yeah.”
Micallef: “… would that make it simpler for the Leafs to maintain Matty Knies? As a result of there’s lots of people speaking about supply sheet proper now.”
Friedman: “I believe so. I talked on the pod, and I believe it was about how they might have traded Knies for Rantanen to Carolina in the event that they actually wished to. I believe they’ve recognized for a while what sort of, like I don’t assume you make these choices with out having an thought of what Knies camp is wanting proper. I believe they’ve a fairly good thought of what it’s going to value to maintain him.”
Micallef: “Proper.”
Friedman: “And I, like they, in case you’re not buying and selling that man for Mikko Rantanen, you’re caring for (inaudible).”
Micallef: “You assume they’ll preserve Marner and Knies?”
Friedman: “Yeah, I do. Yeah. I believe they might, yeah.”
Ken Ried: “Knies for Rantanen. Okay.”
Friedman: “I imply, look, the factor is, like, I all the time take a look at it Tim as, you resolve what it’s important to do …”
Micallef: “Yeah, after which determine it out.”
Friedman: “… after which work out. You’ll be able to go 10% over the cap in the summertime, and you determine what it’s essential do.”
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