"No reason" is a bit hyperbolic... but I don't think he'll want to hang around for $1m even if it's a shot at the Stanley cup. Especially not if he's having the amount of injury trouble you're anticipating.
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"No reason" is a bit hyperbolic... but I don't think he'll want to hang around for $1m even if it's a shot at the Stanley cup. Especially not if he's having the amount of injury trouble you're anticipating.
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An NMC doesnt mean the Leafs are under any obligation to dress him.
If he suddenly wanted to try to stiff arm the Leafs in the unlikely scenario he's capable of playing in the NHL at 40 there are counter measures.
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Because his third year is cheap, he will be a valuable asset to a team needing to fill cap space without wanting to shell out dollars. The Leafs can give him a few bucks to accept a trade and probably get a pick in return. Pretty sure this is their strategy if they are worried about the third year.
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Ummmm....Marleau hasn't won a Cup.... yet.
Played his entire career in San Jose and the Sharks have never won one.... let alone two.
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See the joke was that by the 3rd year, Marleau will have 2 rings from the 1st 2 years of the contract
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See the joke was that by the 3rd year, Marleau will have 2 rings from the 1st 2 years of the contract
You can never tell. It's likely to become one of those alternative facts if you don't address it.
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And if they don't dress him but he doesn't fake an injury... and have doctors collude... what happens to the cap hit?
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The team obviously becomes burdened with the caphit, and Marleau burns any bridges he had with the Leafs ie not being given a job in retirement like they just did with Robidas.
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I don't think Mr Shark will be without an embassador type role in his retirement.
That's going to be an issue
If Marleau is still on the books year 3 it's going to be ugly cap wise
no different than Lupul being on the books for this upcoming season
it's 1 year
He's not going to have to fake it according to you though. Nor will doctors have to collide. It's just Lupul all over again.
Besides, there's a very low possibility he'll want to play that last season for $1m.
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35+ contract is the difference as I understand it.
As usual people are worrying about something years down the road that likely never negatively effects us.
This board, at times, is full of more people worried about the cap then it is people excited to actually watch hockey....it's unbearable at times.
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San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles will likely be rebuilding by year three of Marleau's contract. Marleau would probably be happy to go back to California for a final season. I think it would be pretty easy to pull off that trade. We will lose a first round pick I am sure but that won't matter at all by that point.
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In the trade. Like the Datsyuk contact trade, Detroit had to send their first round pick to Coyotes
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For one year with very little money owed? I'd be very surprised if that were to happen
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