Elliotte Friedman Confirms Which Team is Gunning for Mitch Marner the Hardest in Free Agency
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Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Mitch Marner may just be on his way out in Free Agency and there are a few teams out there who would love his services.
Mitch Marner is one of the best players in the world and this summer, he stands to make about $13 million per year or perhaps even more.
However, he has yet to negotiate with the Maple Leafs and there is this sense that he is going to test free agency and leave once a team offers him more money.
Overall, it is a situation that a lot of fans have been anxious about and there is no telling whether or not Marner will want to stay, especially given what may happen in the playoffs.
Mitch Marner in free agency
According to Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts, the Carolina Hurricanes are one of the teams that want to go after Marner the hardest.
However, the Maple Leafs winger decided not to waive his no-trade clause and the plans changed fast.
Having said that, the Hurricanes will have money to spend and they are willing to give Marner a lot of it.
The Carolina Hurricanes are 'expected to pursue' Mitch Marner if he ends up hitting free agency this summer.
Carolina will have ample cap flexibility in part because Stankoven is still on his entry-level contract through next season. The Hurricanes project to have $36 million to work with, though Taylor Hall, Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov, and Frederik Andersen are among the club's biggest pending unrestricted free agents.
That cap space could allow Carolina to go big-game hunting this summer, with Marner headlining a group of top UFAs-including a whole bunch of other high-profile names and even fellow Leaf John Tavares.
Carolina will have ample cap flexibility in part because Stankoven is still on his entry-level contract through next season. The Hurricanes project to have $36 million to work with, though Taylor Hall, Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov, and Frederik Andersen are among the club's biggest pending unrestricted free agents.
That cap space could allow Carolina to go big-game hunting this summer, with Marner headlining a group of top UFAs-including a whole bunch of other high-profile names and even fellow Leaf John Tavares.
Maple Leafs fans need to prepare themselves for the real possibility that Mitch Marner bounces.
However, the forward has stated that he likes playing in Toronto, so who knows what is going to happen at this point.
There is no point making predictions because things can change tomorrow and then change again the day after.
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