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? Might he get the whole lot he desires?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Dave Feschuk: “So MJ, if you happen to have a look at, you understand what Dregs is saying (final week) on overdrive, it’s his perception that, primarily, Marner goes to market. And also you have a look at the market, I imply, you understand, we’re taking a look at a few of the betting odds right here for the place Marner may land.
There’s, there’s a gaggle of groups which are, we might name type of the, the form of the, the non-contenders which are going to have cap area that may 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 understand are superb. A staff 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 assume is the extra possible situation for Marner? For him to go someplace the place, you understand, he could be the star attraction on a staff that’s actually missing stars, or to go to a greater staff, 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, interested by Mitch Marner, (inaudible) that he’d wish to go. He’d need the whole lot, proper? He’d need the approach to life, he’d need the contract, and he’d need the nice staff.
And so I believe it’d be extra possible that it’s Carolina or it’s Vegas or a staff like that, that’s, that’s interested by him, versus Chicago or perhaps Anaheim or Montreal or Utah. Groups that aren’t fairly there but.
Now, all of the groups I simply talked about, like, I might, Anaheim, could be attention-grabbing to me if I’m Mitch Marner. It would take a couple of years, however you’re there for seven. No, I don’t assume he in all probability desires Montreal if he’s making an attempt to get away from Toronto with a few of the stuff that occurs right here.
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So, I might assume good staff (Feschuk). I believe he’s able, the rarest of positions, the place he may be capable to get the whole lot that he desires – the cash, the staff, the town. And never many guys get to decide on, but it surely seems like he may be within the place to have the ability to.”
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