Could Mitch Marner stay in Toronto, and John Tavares be the one to leave?
John Shannon was on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was asked about Mitch Marner’s time with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Shannon thought he was a good fit for the Maple Leafs, but he brought up John Tavares and he goes.
Transcripts from NHLRumors.com
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Scott Laughlin: “Now I wonder John, regarding the Leafs, and we know they are 7-1 (now 7-2) without Austin Matthews, and Matthews is hoping to return against Florida on Wednesday. We’ll have to wait and see on this one, but they’re 7-1 (now 7-2), they’ve won four in a row. They lead the Atlantic Division.
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John Shannon: “I can, I don’t see Marner leaving. I don’t have all the hats in front of me here, Scotty, but I don’t see Mitch Marner leaving Toronto. I think he likes Toronto. I think he’s playing some of the best hockey of his career.
They’re winning, but at the same time, it’s only November, this team has done great things in a short amount of time and almost proved a lot of doubters wrong about how they could play, and they have a better goalie than I think people imagined. I think they feel their defense is playing a little better than expected.
But I don’t see Mitch Marner leaving. The Leafs will need a number. Marner is going to need a number. And let’s be honest. And you both know Darren Ferris. Darren Ferris is an aggressive agent. He wants the highest and best number he can get for his man, and none of us really know what that number is. But at the same time, the Leafs will be forced to make changes elsewhere, if, in fact, they give him the number he wants.
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And the first guy it points to is John Tavares, who has a big contract right now, and it’s expiring. It’s funny. We talk about it a lot, are they going to re-sign Mitch Maner who we don’t talk about a lot, are they going to re-sign John Tavares?
Laughlin: “Good point. »
Shannon: “I think it’s one of those stories that will take time, and I think we’ll probably hear a little more about it in the new year when I think Brad and his gang get a chance to sit down and figure it out and look at where they are and decide what role a guy like Tavares needs to play at the club and some of the other names they paid money for and then decide if Marner fits into that. My gut tells me Marner fits in anything.
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