In the recent 31 Thoughts Podcast, Friedman divulged some new maybe-sorta news in the recent history of other NHL teams trying to negotiate with Marner’s camp about an offer sheet. Emily Sadler summarized one of the juicier bits in her piece on Sportsnet:
Friedman, when asked by Marek, said this:
“This is what I’ve heard about Marner. And again, everybody’s being quiet so we’ll see how close to the truth this actually is. Last Friday, when Joey said that, everybody was talking about the Islanders. I think there was another team before that and my belief is that team was Columbus.