Mackinnon sticks up for Marner
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Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs are willing to be patient when it comes to deciding on the superstar's future beyond the 2024-25 season.
Marner has been working out in Colorado, with Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan Mackinnon and Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby. MacKinnon spoke to reporters including The Hockey News' Michael Traikos.
«I think Marner got a lot of flak. He's one of the best players in the league," Mackinnon said. "Toronto, I definitely feel for them.»
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Marner is an unrestricted free agent. After the Maple Leafs bowed out in the first round of the 2023 NHL playoffs, the Leafs made some changes. They fired head coach Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with Craig Berube. They also named Auston Matthews the team's 26th captain in franchise history. Their core forwards, include Matthews, Marner, Nylander and John Tavares, which still remain intact.
With Marner and Tavares set to become unrestricted free agents at the end of the upcoming season, speculation swirls about Marner's short-term future with the Maple Leafs. It began in the days following the Leafs exit from the postseason when Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving stated that they would look at everything.
During the latest edition of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman spoke on Marner who said he's heard that Marner has "looked dynamite" skating with MacKinnon and Crosby.
Training camp is set to open next week with Marner's immediate future sure to be the No. 1 storyline heading in. Especially now that Nick Robertson ended his stalemate with the Maple Leafs and signed a one-year, $875,000 deal with the club on Tuesday.
Source: The Hockey News
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12 SEPTEMBRE | 10 ANSWERS Mackinnon sticks up for Marner Will the contract status for the Leafs and Marner be a distraction for the team and their success this season? | ||
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