The Leafs have to issue qualifying offers to all of their unsigned RFAs, including Mitch Marner. The deadline to submit these basic contract offers is today at 5 p.m.
For a player like Mitch Marner, this is a formality that has to be observed, but has no impact on contract negotiations. At the other end of the spectrum, there are many RFAs in the NHL who will become UFAs today because the team that holds their rights decided not to issue a qualifying offer. Most of those players are full-time AHLers.
The Leafs unsigned RFAs are:
- Mitch Marner
- Andreas Johnsson
- Kasperi Kapanen
- Michael Carcone
- Gabriel Gagne
- Nicholas Baptiste
- Jordan Subban
- Eamon McAdam