{"id":276769,"date":"2025-05-19T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/maple-leafs-humiliating-playoff-elimination-will-impact-mitch-marners-mega-extension-opines-insider-darren-dreger\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:24","slug":"maple-leafs-humiliating-playoff-elimination-will-impact-mitch-marners-mega-extension-opines-insider-darren-dreger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/maple-leafs-humiliating-playoff-elimination-will-impact-mitch-marners-mega-extension-opines-insider-darren-dreger\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs&#8217; humiliating playoff elimination will impact Mitch Marner&#8217;s &#8216;mega extension,&#8217; opines insider Darren Dreger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4923000\" data-slug-id=\"2524267\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mitch Marner, after a career year during the regular season, is headed for unrestricted free agency. Things appeared to be trending towards a historic, lengthy extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, following yet another dismal playoff showing and a Game 7 loss, Marner&#8217;s future is much less certain. <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll likely have suitors, but TSN&#8217;s Darren Dreger is not sure whether or not Toronto is highly motivated to engage in a bidding war for him. He took to Twitter on Monday to share his thoughts:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think that Toronto was comfortable at one point of paying Mitch Marner on a mega extension of eight years, upwards of $13.5 million per year.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Now that their season is over and they have the benefit of seeing how Marner and the team fared in the playoffs, Dreger isn&#8217;t sure that the Leafs will be willing to approach that number anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Marner has been a key member of the Core Four and with the team for nine seasons now, but that Core Four has routinely come up short. This time, the Florida Panthers embarrassed them on home ice to send them packing with a 6-1 Game 7, and it might&#8217;ve ended Marner&#8217;s Maple Leafs tenure.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Mitch Marner quiet on Maple Leafs future<\/h2>\n<p>Mitch Marner didn&#8217;t have much time to process the end to his season before being asked what he thought was next in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/tournament\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">NHL<\/a> career, and he didn&#8217;t have much to say.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mitch Marner reflected on what's next (Imagn)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"Mitch Marner reflected on what's next (Imagn)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26222561-1747660967.jpeg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Mitch Marner reflected on what&#8217;s next (Imagn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Game 7 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/stanley-cup-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/a> series, Marner said via NHL.com:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any thoughts on that right now. I mean, pretty devastated with what just happened. Yeah, devastated. I\u2019ve always enjoyed this team and this city, like I always said.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also reflected on playing with captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/auston-matthews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Auston Matthews<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPlaying with Auston, it\u2019s been amazing. I mean, everyone on this team, so many skilled guys, but obviously, playing with Auston for the last six, seven years, whatever it\u2019s been, it makes the game easy. And you know, he\u2019s one of the best for a reason.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Marner&#8217;s free agency this year could throw a wrench in his ability to anchor that top line with Matthews for the Maple Leafs in the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/495268-1622561356-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Zachary Roberts&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nZachary is a journalist covering NFL, Professional Golf, esports, and Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda. 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