First Up: Mike Johnson, when requested the place he thinks pending UFA Mitch Marner will find yourself. What sort of scenario is he searching for? May he get every little thing he needs?
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Dave Feschuk: “So MJ, when you take a look at, you already know what Dregs is saying (final week) on overdrive, it’s his perception that, basically, Marner goes to market. And also you take a look at the market, I imply, you already know, we’re taking a look at among the betting odds right here for the place Marner might land.
There’s, there’s a bunch of groups which can be, we might name sort of the, the kind of the, the non-contenders which can be going to have cap area that will love a star participant. The Chicago’s of the world. The Philadelphia Flyers of the world. Pittsburgh Penguins and previous Kyle Dubas.
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There’s additionally groups that you already know are superb. A group that was eradicated final (week), the Carolina Hurricanes, which have lengthy been searching for a game-breaking participant to go together with their relentless wave after wave of possession.
What do you suppose is the extra possible situation for Marner? For him to go someplace the place, you already know, he can be the star attraction on a group that’s actually missing stars, or to go to a greater group, ala the Carolina’s of the world?”
Johnson: “I imply, I believe, and also you hear that, it appears there’s going to be simply so many groups, maybe understandably, considering Mitch Marner, (inaudible) that he’d need to go. He’d need every little thing, proper? He’d need the approach to life, he’d need the contract, and he’d need the great group.
And so I believe it’d be extra possible that it’s Carolina or it’s Vegas or a group like that, that’s, that’s considering him, versus Chicago or possibly Anaheim or Montreal or Utah. Groups that aren’t fairly there but.
Now, all of the groups I simply talked about, like, I’d, Anaheim, can be fascinating to me if I’m Mitch Marner. It would take a number of years, however you’re there for seven. No, I don’t suppose he in all probability needs Montreal if he’s making an attempt to get away from Toronto with among the stuff that occurs right here.
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So, I’d suppose good group (Feschuk). I believe he’s able, the rarest of positions, the place he may be capable to get every little thing that he needs – the cash, the group, town. And never many guys get to decide on, nevertheless it seems to be like he may be within the place to have the ability to.”
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