If Mitch Marner leaves the Maple Leafs in free agency, what is Plan B?
One of the big questions in the aftermath of the Mitch Marner trade deadline kerfuffle had to do with contract negotiations.We learned it wasn’t Marner waiting on the Toronto Maple Leafs to get a deal done. It was the Maple Leafs waiting on Marner.The question is why? Why are the Leafs so determined to extend Marner before they even see how he and the team perform in the postseason?AdvertisementThe answer might be simple: They’ve looked into the future and didn’t like what they saw without one of their stars. They might be forced into that future, however, if Marner decides he doesn’t want to play in Toronto after this season.Which brings the Leafs to another difficult question: If Plan A is ‘Bring back Marner,’ then what is Plan B?It’s something the front office will have to at least contemplate in […]
