NHL Rumors: Can Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner Do Anything To Earn Mid-Season Extension?

TSN: Frankie Corrado if anything Mitch Marner does to get a mid-season contract extension from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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“No, Mitch Marner should not be extended in the middle of the regular season. And that's not the only charge against Mitch Marner. More than the truth of the time of how these contracts came about and how the lack of playoff success continued to follow this team.

Matthews was extended, yes. William Nylander was extended during the season, yes. But now we have reached a point where it has been nine years. The team couldn't really get over the hump and you didn't make a big trade.

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Now he has one of those expiring contracts with Mitch Marner, giving head coach Craig Berube a chance to coach this core team. This team and these key players have proven over and over again in the regular season that they are amazing players. Points will be available.

What else will they show you in the regular season that will warrant a contract extension? This should be about the playoffs. If the Leafs want to extend Mitch Marner, they should let this play out in the playoffs. See how things go from their things not working until they finally work.

If the playoffs roll around, and Marner and the core team have a great play, then you're talking an extension. And you know what, you can still throw a big number at Mitch Marner and entice him to stay in Toronto. It won't be too late. You don't need to worry about losing that player.

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But there's nothing else this regular season has included with this team and Mitch Marner, which could prove to warrant an extension without seeing playoff success. “