Mitch Marner: Golden Knights working on a deal

The player’s advantage is to sign for eight years and/or to be ahead of other players on the autonomy market. But in his case, eight years doesn’t really seem to apply.

The rumor is that he’ll sign for four years and $12 million a year to play in Vegas. And if Alex Pietrangelo can’t play this year, the club will have more room to spare.

The Golden Knights’ advantage is to give the Maple Leafs a little something to prevent Marner from becoming a free agent on July 1. It’s a window of exclusivity to negotiate.

The man who reportedly visited homes in Vegas with his wife was already headed for Vegas… but once he’s free as a bird, who knows what can happen.

Of course, Vegas wouldn’t pay the Maple Leafs a crazy price, because otherwise, the club would just have to wait until Tuesday to sign him freely. It’s mostly a symbolic return.

It could be Nicolas Roy.

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So in all this, Toronto would get a little something… but more importantly, they’d make sure Mitch Marner doesn’t sign in the East for the rest of his career.

We’ll see what happens.