Toronto Maple Leafs GM on UFAs Mitch Marner and John Tavaresand RFA Nick Robertson
Mike Ziesberger of NHL.com: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving on pending UFA Mitch Marner:
“We’ve had communication,” Treliving mentioned Thursday. “I’d in all probability describe it until there’s important change right here, I’d anticipate he’s going to hit the market.
“And we’ll see. We’ll see the place issues go.”
With Marner probably gone, they’ll then flip to try to higher themselves, nevertheless it’s not straightforward.
“You’re attempting to make your workforce higher and also you’ve obtained the potential there to lose a extremely good participant,” he continued. “So there’s numerous challenges. However we strive to take a look at it as utilizing these alternatives as properly, proper? That’s the job.
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“Everyone’s centered on July 1, and I get it. We don’t play on July 2. So you should use the time on July 1 to attempt to make your workforce higher. And that will come on July 1. It might come Aug. 1, Sept. 1. You’re unsure. So that you proceed to work the market. However definitely some challenges. Actually good participant.
“And I feel I’ve mentioned this earlier than too. There’s not a Mitch Marner tree you go to and simply change him. If that certainly occurs, we’ll proceed to take a look at ways in which we may help ourselves.”
There was numerous discuss between the Maple Leafs and John Tavares. Issues have been constructive, however a deadline is quick approaching.
“As I feel we mentioned on the finish of the yr, you’ve obtained a participant who we each expressed a shared end result. Which is, John desires to remain, and we wish to hold John. And like another contract, there’s often solely two little obstacles: time period and cash. When you get by these, issues are likely to circulation fairly fast. So we’re transferring, hopefully, in a path to deliver it to closure.
“My hope is, till confirmed in any other case, that we’ll have a great end result there.”
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Mark Masters: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving on pending RFA ahead Nick Robertson: “He’s nonetheless a younger participant (23). He’s nonetheless an evolving participant … He shoots it within the internet & that’s a great skill-set to have. We’ll see the way it all performs out. We’re early days right here.”
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