West Coast Playoff Team To Offer Mitch Marner Over $14 Million Per Season

Mitch Marner is easily going to be the biggest name in free agency this summer, with almost half of the NHL's teams looking to tender offers in a ploy to get a superstar winger on their roster.

The forward is going to come at a huge cost. The consensus seems to be that he will receive a contract with an AAV of $13.5 million. However, some feel as though he shouldn't make a dime above Mikko Rantanen, who has an AAV of $12 million.

Interestingly enough, there are some teams willing to break the bank and pay Marner an absurd amount of money. There are clubs with the money to spend, and with the salary cap going up by $9 million, there is an incentive to overspend.

Some reports have claimed that teams like the Anaheim Ducks might just offer Marner a whopping $15 million per season in order to acquire his services.

Today, James Mirtle of The Athletic revealed that the Los Angeles Kings are thinking of giving Marner over $14 million per season. This would make him a higher-paid player than Leon Draisaitl.

This could prove to be a match made in heaven, given the fact that the Kings are near the top of Mitch's free agency wishlist.

Today is June 9th, which means there are exactly 21 days to go before the official start of free agency. For those doing the math, this equates to three weeks.

Marner has a lot of time to think about what he wants to do next. While most believe he has already made up his mind, there is still a chance that he is thinking it over.

After all, this is not an easy decision to make. His whole family is going to have to move and uproot itself if he decides to leave Toronto.

Having said that, perhaps a change of scenery will do him and his family some good.