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Is the Marner Contract Good or Bad for the Toronto Maple Leafs?

By Wilbert Timmermans

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 17: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during opening ceremonies before a game against the Boston Bruins during the first period during Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scotiabank Arena on April 17, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 17: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during opening ceremonies before a game against the Boston Bruins during the first period during Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scotiabank Arena on April 17, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON - APRIL 4: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs returns to the dressing room after warm ups before playing the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Scotiabank Arena on April 4, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 4: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs returns to the dressing room after warm ups before playing the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Scotiabank Arena on April 4, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Alex Hobson

What’s my reaction to the Marner contract? The first would be relief, considering we don’t have to read meaningless speculation about it every day anymore.

But overall, I’m happy with the deal and I’m more so happy that we have the trio of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander locked up for the next five years at LEAST. I’m happy that Mitch signed his deal without having to miss any games of the regular season, and I’m happy with the price of the deal. Happy, happy, happy.

The fact of the matter is, the Leafs won’t have a better chance to win the cup then within the next five years. They are at a point now where they have Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Johnsson, Kapanen, Rielly, and Andersen all locked up. They have Jake Muzzin and Tyson Barrie on the back end for this year at least, and even if one or both of them leave following the season, they have Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren waiting in the wings.

Any complaint that I might have had over Marner’s contract being too high is immediately shot down over the fact that they have him locked up and they’ve assembled what I believe is the best-looking team since the early 2000s. This team has the potential to do something special this season and over the next few years, and with Marner being an integral part of this team’s success, having him locked up for it is key.

It’s a good time to be a Leafs fan

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