While no one is disputing a claim by Mitch Marner's agent that the star winger received two offer sheets over the summer, at least one person is saying a claim about which two teams made the offer sheet is not true.
After Darren Ferris revealed the offer sheet attempts on TSN radio Monday, Matthew Barnaby, former player and podcast host, said he was told the two teams involved were Columbus and Minnesota. Michael Russo, who covers the Minnesota Wild for The Athletic, says he's checked with the "highest sources", adding it's not true that Minnesota tried to offer sheet Marner and he doesn't see any way it could be.
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Russo says it would have had to be Paul Fenton, who was fired as GM of the Minnesota Wild at the end of July, 2019. But he sincerely doubts it happened at all. He says he's been told no official offer to Marner was tendered at any time by the Wild.
From a cap perspective, and the need for star power, Columbus certainly makes sense. After losing names like Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene and Sergei Bobrovsky to free agency, the Blue Jackets have close to $11 million in cap space at the moment. Minnesota, on the other hand, has under $5 million.
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