Sportsnet 590 The FAN: Frank Seravalli final week on the Kyper & Bourne present on the likelihood of the Toronto Maple Leafs asking John Tavares and Mitch Marner to waive their no-movement clauses and of them being traded.
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Justin Bourne: “You already know, the Leafs need to do large issues. Persons are speaking in regards to the core 4. Mitch Marner’s identify comes up as a man who could possibly be moved. Identical with John Tavares. His identify comes up with somebody followers want to see approached.
What do you assume the potential of these guys getting handled be and kind of what sort of market would there be have been they to be out there?
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Seravalli: “Nicely, I’ll begin with John Tavares, as a result of, you realize, I believe most likely even John Tavares can be one to inform you that his play isn’t solely commensurate with the pay that he’s incomes and the cap hit that he’s taking in. That’s the best way it really works within the NHL, generally, particularly as you get to the latter phases of a long-term deal.
That mentioned, I believe there’s most likely a reasonably, actually small chance that he’s going to be enjoying in any uniform aside from a Toronto Maple Leafs, one blue and white subsequent season. And the explanation for that’s, I don’t know that you just method your captain. I don’t know that you just make that kind of choice.
And I’ll truly take it a step additional. Sure, John Tavares. has not performed at a degree commensurate essentially production-wise to his pay however I believe if we need to have a bigger dialog, John Tavares’ play has truly been fascinating to look at him evolve from somebody that arrived as this sort of energy ahead that’s turned himself into an elite that entrance presents.
That, hey, I take a look at the first-round sequence. And if we’re not speaking cap hit’s as a result of, you realize, we solely can sort of decide and look at gamers by way of that prism, he did nonetheless contribute and discover a method to issue into two sport profitable targets in that seven sport. Collection.
So now let’s transfer on to Mitch Marner and have that dialog and rip the band-aid off as a result of I believe that’s going to be a way more troublesome dialog. Now. I’ve heard and seen and browse, there’s been no scarcity of ink spilled on the thought of oh, properly, he’s a part of the core 4. He ultimately, he wants a brand new contract. However within the meantime, he has a no-move clause the place he holds all of the playing cards.
And I’ve mentioned this earlier than, I don’t essentially purchase into that notion that as a result of Mitch Marner has a no-move clause that there isn’t a method to make a change to this Leafs core if you wish to.
I believe the dialog could possibly be as blunt or as good as they need to put it. However it’s actually simply so simple as, Mitch, we actually admire all the pieces that you just’ve executed right here however when your contract expires, we’re not providing you a brand new one. We aren’t bringing you again on an extension.
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So whether or not you will have already performed your final sport as a Leaf, or whether or not you’ll be sooner or later every time subsequent season ends. That’s going to be it for you. And if you would like you will have the contractual proper to move into your contract season, you realize in parentheses for a crew which may not need you, and you’ll exit and attempt to play by way of that or you may simply work with us and we will rip that band-aid off and tackle that scenario now.
So a long-winded approach of claiming there may be malleability to this core, it’s a lot wanted. There may be additionally different contract, you realize, contracts coming off the books the place there’s flexibility. So there’s tons that the Leafs can do, and Brad Treliving can do, as he’s now gotten a full season of analysis to start to place his stamp for actual on this roster.
