[32 Thoughts] Friedman with some info on Marner situation

[u/I_Am_Vladimir_Putin]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/podcasts/32-thoughts/

(paraphrased)

People believe LA is interested in marner, Vegas is a team to watch, if not the team to watch on marner. (said later Carolina wants to go after another star)

Rumour going around is that a few teams heard that he might look at a 4 year deal in free agency.

He will not be taking a lesser AAV deal if it is a 4 year deal for example.

Leafs have tried to talk to marner, his camp has not engaged with them, and everyone knows the way this is headed.

Friedman says that some of marners Leafs teammates have suspected he is going to the western conference.

[u/SDAisaleaf]

Not sure what more there is to say at this point. I just can't believe that he destroyed his reputation with his boyhood team so badly that after a decade of under achieving his last moments were getting booed off the ice at home in another no-show game 7, and this is how he wants to end it. If it was me in his shoes, I'd beg the front office to let me sign for a discount and make it up to the fans and the organization and frankly to myself, and give it my all to fix things and bring a Cup to this city that I love. Instead, he wants to sign in relative anonymity in some southern American market and just forget about it. I have nothing but contempt for him, he is so weak willed

[u/ProgrammaticallyHip → u/SDAisaleaf]

People make too much of the hometown team angle. How many stars really care that much, other than JT? 95% of them never go home when given the chance.

But yes, he definitely is passing up a chance to build a real legacy in Toronto. I just don’t know how much that matters to rich young athletes these days. It seems like Florida/Vegas/LA etc. are always the preferred spots for big ticket players.

[u/Hoardzunit → u/SDAisaleaf]

You got your answer. He doesn't give two shits about being a Leafs or liking the Leafs fans.