Hyper also said he doesn’t know how Marchand doesn’t wind up with the Leafs, so he’s an idiot.
Well he was probably right because Marchand used the Leafs as leverage so the Panthers gave him a 6 year deal. If they didn’t, he’d probably abuse the Leafs for a 3 year, 7.5+ AAV deal.
Players, if they’re smart, always use the Leafs and the media as a leverage point and it usually works.