An Update on the Brendan Marner Holdout

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Well, there is more news on the Brendan Marner holdout, his current team in Warsaw has come to him giving their pitch. Brendan Marner enjoyed this interaction and he liked and agreed with what Dlamb had to say. Brendan Marner thought of what he might do, and it sounds like his preferred destination is in Warsaw. It sounds like he wants to stay at this moment, however, he still wants to hear what other managers have to say, what they can offer Marner to join their team. Brendan Marner is looking for teams that will give a good opportunity for the cup, and right now everyone is saying, Warsaw is his best opportunity right now!

 

Regardless of what people say or what people want, he has the right to do what he wants at this moment. It is highly likely that Marner will need a contract worth up to 5.5 million dollars, so there probably won’t be many teams that will be able to take that contract, except Warsaw. It is possible that some teams make trades or such to allow his on the team, but I just don’t see that being a likely scenario.

 

Marner in Warsaw has not ended well either of the past 2 years, not about any locker room beefs or such, but just where they end up in the playoffs, or better yet, not in the playoffs in that first year with the team. Marner wants a win now team, and I think he has underrated Warsaw’s potential for this upcoming year. Yes, Warsaw left in the first round, but they have a team that can win more than most other teams, as the core has gotten older, Warsaw is looking more and more deadly, and as other teams are rebuilding and getting too old, its hard to see Warsaw not be a favourite this upcoming year.

 

Brendan Marner was given a small timeline with Warsaw of when they might sign another player instead of Marner, so if Marner wants to stay, he can’t hold out too long or he will get replaced. Marner said, “Yeah, its fine, I’m looking to win, and I can see a couple of teams with the cap to sign me, so I will be interested to see if they contact me and persuade me on leaving the Predators. I will likely sign tomorrow before free agency opens if I decide to stay in Warsaw, but if a team shows more interest, then it will likely be a signing that next day. We will need to see tomorrow what happens.” So, there you have it. Brendan Marner will likely sign tomorrow if he decides to stay with Warsaw, and everything I’ve heard, he wants to stay, he just wants to feel the water more than anything.

 

Obviously Marner will likely need a 5.5-million-dollar contract, but with how he is talking on winning I have wonders if he wants to negotiate more on his contract, or will he have faith in the team doing what’s best for him? It is a question to think about, but we will need to see what happens on his official contract.

 

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