from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
- Cap space is precious, so when you can save a million on a player, it is important to do so. And maybe the Maple Leafs did overpay by a slight degree in giving Mitch Marner $10.893 million per on a six-year deal.
But there is value, and most certainly in Toronto, to being done with contract talk surrounding Marner for the next five years. Had he signed for the same three years that fellow restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk, Brayden Point, Brock Boeser and Charlie McAvoy received from their respective teams, the drumbeat of speculation around the Leafs winger would have reignited by the middle of next season, if not earlier.
Each team has its own market concerns to address. The Maple Leafs addressed theirs.
By the way, pretending the Auston Matthews disorderly conduct charge is just a “Boys being boys” thing gives a bad name to all men.
- Finally, is Josh Ho-Sang’s reputation so tainted that not a team in the league would take a shot at the talented 23-year-old winger when he was placed on waivers by the Islanders prior to setting their opening roster?
I mean, the Rangers once took a shot at Alexandre Daigle, for goodness sakes.
Um.
Asked and answered.
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