Private information leaks from pending free agent Mitch Marner's ex-teammates on his next destination
Photo credit: The NY Times
Mitch Marner's teammates leaked the player's next destination on free agency, according to Elliotte Friedman.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will lose Mitch Marner on free agency, as stated by multiple reports. Andy Strickland was the first to make the news official:
With Marner leaving the team who drafted him 4th overall in 2015, two questions remain unanswered: how the Leafs will replace him and where will Marner sign?
In a new development, Elliotte Friedman announced that after the Leafs tried to talk to Marner but the player's camp wasn't engaged, and confirmed that there's a general belief among Marner's former teammates that the forward will join a Western Conference team, likely the Los Angeles Kings or the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
Friedman also discussed that Marner could be looking for a shorter contract, like Auston Matthews did in 2023.
"On 32 Thoughts, Friedman says that the Leafs have tried to talk to Marner, but his camp is not engaging in discussions
Friedman also said that some of Marner's teammates have privately suspected he's planning to head out west, although that's not confirmed-noted LA, VGK to watch"
Friedman also said that some of Marner's teammates have privately suspected he's planning to head out west, although that's not confirmed-noted LA, VGK to watch"
Listen to the full podcast episode here:
The Kings and the Golden Knights have been involved in plenty of rumors since the Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Panthers in the second round.
Many other teams are likely to pull all stops to sign him, such as the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks. However, Vegas and LA can offer something else to Marner: joining a team ready to compete for a Stanley Cup every year, where the market isn't as big as other sports.
But if Marner ends up signing a short-term contract, he could spend a few years in LA or Vegas before joining the Hawks or the Ducks in a few years, when the rebuild will be over.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 16 | 343 ANSWERS Private information leaks from pending free agent Mitch Marner's ex-teammates on his next destination Where do you think Mitch Marner will sign? | ||
| Los Angeles | 56 | 16.3 % |
| Las Vegas | 183 | 53.4 % |
| Chicago | 59 | 17.2 % |
| Anaheim | 45 | 13.1 % |
| List of polls | ||
TRENDING NOW
