Max Domi turned down two, three-year offers to sign for one in Toronto
The Leafs Nation: Wayne Gretzky on Max Domi signing a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Nick Alberga: “What have you made of Toronto’s offseason? I know you had a chance to talk to Tie Domi the other day.”
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Gretzky: “I’m really excited for Tie because as you guys know, he’s a Maple Leaf through and through. He loves Toronto and he’s always been a huge part of the Maple Leafs organization. And more importantly, he’s been a big fan of the Maple Leafs probably since he was a young kid.
So, I know he’s so excited about his son Max playing in Toronto.
One of the things that I’m really impressed with is Max had some two or three-year offers to go to other cities. And he chose in his heart, I’m going to go there. Take a little less money. I want to be a Leaf and show people I can earn another contract.
And that’s what you want as an organization. You want your guys to be hungry right? And good for Max. I think he’s gonna do great in Toronto. Tie can help him with all the stress and pressure that other cities maybe don’t have.
But I think this is a really nice signing but for not only Max but the Male Leafs.
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