The preseason is in full swing. Training camp is beginning and the boys in teal are back in the Bay. They opened with media day yesterday, and as expected, Marleau was the elephant in the room - or perhaps more accurately, the elephant no longer in the room.
Tackling the issue head-on, General Manager Doug Wilson offered some insight into how Marleau’s decision was made.
Wilson explains, “It’s supply and demand. With where [the Leafs] are at and the position that they were able to, cap-wise, be able to do it, it worked out really well for them and it worked out well for Patty and it opened up opportunities for us.