Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA Mitch Marner and pending RFA Matthew Knies. Is it attainable that Marner is again subsequent season? The Leafs should know what Knies is in search of 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 means, they might hold him.
There’s two issues I believe which are the problem. Primary, it’s important to conform to a quantity, and so they haven’t been wherever shut on a quantity. In order that’s primary. And quantity two, I do suppose that he must decompress, and does he need to keep? Like, is there any a part of him that claims it’s simply time to go some place else?
Like, there’s some actually silly stuff that occurs, like, there was some actually dumb stuff that occurred on social media. And I may see, I believe what all people is questioning about right here is, is there any a part of him that claims, I simply need 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 provide sheet proper now.”
Friedman: “I believe so. I talked on the pod, and I believe it was about how they may have traded Knies for Rantanen to Carolina in the event that they actually needed to. I believe they’ve recognized for a while what sort of, like I don’t suppose you make these choices with out having an concept of what Knies camp is wanting proper. I believe they’ve a fairly good concept 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 suppose they will hold Marner and Knies?”
Friedman: “Yeah, I do. Yeah. I believe they may, yeah.”
Ken Ried: “Knies for Rantanen. Okay.”
Friedman: “I imply, look, the factor is, like, I at all times 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 determine. You possibly can go 10% over the cap in the summertime, and you determine what it’s good to do.”
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