NHL free agency rumors Maple Leafs warn Mitch Marner others about offer sheets

Maple Leafsgeneral manager Kyle Dubas has set the record straight onleading scorer Mitch Marner’s free agency. Dubas told reporters Thursday that If Marner signs an offer sheet with another team, the Maple Leafs may notmatch it and Marner should be prepared to walk. And the same goes for Marner’s fellow forwards and restricted free agentsKasperi Kapanen and Andreas John son. If there were an Rich Hill Jersey offer sheet, we would look at what they are, and what the compensation is for our team, and make a decision based off of that, Dubas said (via the ). Theyre all very important players for us Russell Martin Jersey . Its our intention theyre here for as long as we can po sibly keep them. But if the dollar amount doesnt make sense as far as our internal economics, it will be a decision as to what we might do. NHL free agency begins July 1. If Marner,Kapanen and Justin Turner Jersey /or John son sign an offer sheet with another team, the Maple Leafs will have seven days to match the offer. If they don’t match it, they get compensation from the other team. That compensation is on a sliding scale based on the player’s contract,but if Marner signs a deal with an average annual value of$10.568 million, Toronto would receive four first-round picks. Marner, 22, reportedly is seeking a deal similar to thefive-year, $11.6million AAV extension Toronto gave centerAuston Matthews earlier this year. Cash-strapped Toronto reportedly is countering with a figure Jackie Robinson Jersey of up to $2 million le s. Hence the standoff. Per the Star, it’s virtually unheard of for a restricted free agent to change teams via an offer sheet only one player has done it in the past 20 years but there are a number of RFAs around the league this summer who might exercise that option. So could another team be prepared to make Marner an offer? What the other teams are thinking, I dont know, Babe Herman Jersey Dubas told the Star. Its within the rules. It gets bandied about. Its kind of hanging over everything now. If it happens, it happens. Well go from there. I hope it doesnt come to that. I hope we can continue to work together.