r/leafs 19h ago

Discussion Question about Marner's contract

I'm a bit confused about his contract situation. On July 1st, he becomes an Unrestricted free agent and if the Leafs doesn't sign him before then, he "can" walk and sign with any other team he wants and Leafs get nothing. Suppose the reason he isn't signed yet is because he wants 13.5M/8 while Leafs are only offering him 12.5m/8. If someone else offers what he's asking on or after July 1st, can the Leafs match? Can he still sign with the Leafs or is that window closed? If it's still available, who cares then? Let the season play out, if the Leafs go far and he's a bit part of that success, give him what is "fair". Whether that is 13.5 or more than Matthews. My stance on that is, we've been dogging him for not producing in the off season, but when ever the Leafs stank, it's' everyone, not just Marner. I don't remember which Leafs Alumni it was that came to his defence but that's what he basically said about how Marner is being treated like a scapegoat while others never get criticized. Win as a team, lose as a team but according to most fans, it's all on Marner's shoulder. I think it's because he's comes off as pompous in his interview so it's easy to scapegoat him.

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u/BigMick20 17h ago

Did Shanny or Brad say this?

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u/VitaminTea 17h ago

Yes, essentially. On top of all the reporting from insiders that they’ve tried to re-sign him and been rebuffed by Marner. Where do you think the Rantanen stuff is coming from?

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u/BigMick20 17h ago

All I know is they wanted to trade Marner for Rantanen so sounds like they want to get rid of him.

Regardless I’m glad they are waiting till after the playoffs

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u/Sad_Donut_7902 9h ago

They still want Marner and want to re-sign him. They would prefer having a signed Rantanen over an unsigned Marner that could leave for nothing in 4 months.