Like Rantanen, Marner is UFA-eligible on July 1. Friedman pointed out Marner has a full no-movement clause whereas Rantanen had a partial no-trade. Proteau believes he'll re-sign with the Leafs.
The massive three-team trade that sent Mikko Rantanen to Carolina and Martin Necas to Colorado was about two key choices those teams had to make. Elliotte Friedman writes about why the deal happened ...