Leafs make strange comments on state of Marner’s negotiations…

You just know people will read into this… but what the heck does it mean?!

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Leafs make strange comments on state of Marner’s negotiations…
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have made it clear how imperative it is to get Mitch Marner re-signed before July 1st. 

However, we haven’t heard much about the dialogue or the process of the negotiations ever since the Maple Leafs were eliminated in seven games in the first round series against the Boston Bruins. 

On Thursday, Lance Hornby of The Sun spotted head coach Mike Babcock and general manager Kyle Dubas present at the Toronto Marlies’ game and managed to get a little bit of information on the situation when speaking with team president Brendan Shanahan

Yeah, don’t get your hopes up. He decided to say that at least, things got off to an amicable start last week… 

Duh! Fans were hoping things had been amicable for a while now! 


The Maple Leafs have over $74.2 million invested in 17 players for 2019-20, which means they have less than $9 million to work with should the salary cap reach the projected $83 million.

It is expected that Marner will be seeking Auston Matthews money, he who agreed to a  $11.6 million AAV that he signed prior to the trade deadline back in February.  

However, the Leafs won’t surpass Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane’s price tag of $10.5 million. They would prefer something similar to Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone or Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov ($9.5 million)... however they have the luxury to play in no-tax states.  

While we don’t know what the first pitch was, some doubt that Marner would accept less that 10$ million a year. This could be a starting point if the Leafs want to get this done fast.

However for now, we only know that things are amicable… That’s all. 

Source: Toronto Sun