Mitch Marner Confirms Future With Leafs in Limbo; Addresses Being Asked to Waive NMC
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Following a third straight loss, Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner confirmed reports that he was asked to waive his no-trade clause by Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving.
Hours before the Leafs were scheduled to take on the Colorado Avalanche, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman dropped a "Freidge Bomb", revealing that Marner was asked to waive his no-trade to go to Carolina for Mikko Rantanen.
The Leafs reportedly got involved in the Rantanen talks due to their frustrations with negotiations on an extension with Marner. To nobody's surprise, the pending free agent turned down their request.
Following a third period collapse against the Colorado Avalanche, media swarmed the 27-year-old to ask about Friedman's report, leading Marner to provide a very blunt response.
"I wasn't focused on it. You know, I'm sure that I had a feeling that maybe something might happen but I'm here to play hockey with this team, like I said, and I'm focused with this team and that's what I can tell you."
While Marner and his agent Darren Ferris hold the Leafs' feet to the fire to squeeze every dollar they can out of the rising salary cap, many believe it is a tactic to get to July 1st and drive up his price even more with Rantanen off the market.
How Marner performs the rest of the season and in the playoffs will certainly play a large part in where he ends up in the future, but if he truly wants to remain a Leaf, he will have to decide if the money is worth it before the Leafs walk away.
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