TSN: Seattle Kraken signee Brandon Montour when requested if he thought of signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. There have been contract talks.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Mark Roe: “Brandon Montour of the Seattle Kraken joins us on Overdrive. And I don’t know what number of instances I’ve heard all through your profession, right-shot defenseman, man he could be excellent on the Maple Leafs. Think about the place you grew up and your family and friends, do you, have you ever, have you ever gotten that all through your profession?
Montour: “The place like, like myself fascinated about it?
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Roe: “No. Nicely, like, you’ll, I don’t know what, how the fan base will react for those who do say that you simply’ve thought of it. However you recognize like pals saying, ‘Like, come on taking part in for the Leafs such as you’re precisely what we’d like.’”
Montour: “Yeah, no, I imply you clearly get that, particularly now. Simply little issues of, you recognize, me being up north proper now. Even my neighbors, pals and neighbors have caught wind of, you recognize, I’m not a lot of that within the media however folks clearly watch that, followers of the Leafs, followers of Canada. You understand, simply being from right here, your family and friends hear it on the radio, and the rumors and whatnot.
However once more, for myself, the final three, 4 months has been so centered on simply attempting to win this factor for, you recognize, for our crew. Once more, that was one thing for my agent to form of management, to work on. Nicely, you recognize, my complete focus was hockey. So after that, you recognize.
There have been conversations, you recognize, I imply, he’s checked out their roster. You take a look at your self, and you recognize, for me, I checked out myself and noticed the participant and undoubtedly may assist and was intriguing, you recognize, in that week. There have been talks, however once more, there’s loads that goes into it with household and and what they want and what I would like and enterprise selections and, and such.
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However there have been undoubtedly you recognize, talks. You understand, we, we’re excited, we thought of it, however tons of choices, you recognize, for, for us and you recognize, clearly grateful for Seattle and you recognize, we’re enthusiastic about that have and excited to get down there and form of get began with you recognize, you might say, a brand new group.
