As the Mitch Marner contract stalemate simme - 08-02-2019

The waiting game in Mitch Marner’s contract talks with the Maple Leafs is being fuelled in part by the fact that there are simply no comparables to provide parameters for getting the deal done.

And so, a suggestion has been floated: Why not make restricted free agents such as Marner — and a host of other young NHL stars this summer — eligible for salary arbitration when their entry-level contracts run out?

That concept has already surfaced among NHL general managers, who have discussed the notion of closing what some agents call the “black hole” — the gap between the end of an entry-level deal and arbitration eligibility after a player’s fourth season

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