Make the fair offer this summer, make a contract extension happen.
fair or not, i think after the "crap" year he had by his stands, Matthews would want to have two really great years vs 1 and 1
Matthews is getting at least 12 million.
Marner would get 7 million of he signed today IMO, but if we wait a year and he has a monster year, he's getting at least 8.5/9.
And I'm okay with either, these are game changers we're talking about here.
Between them I would think Marner would want to sign now because we saw Nylander did not sign his extension last summer. Plus from January on Marner played great with Kadri and Marleau, along with being the best Leafs forward against Boston in the playoffs.Might be good to get at least one of the two contracts done now, but that obviously takes two willing parties. Not surprised if both opt to wait.
Between them I would think Marner would want to sign now because we saw Nylander did not sign his extension last summer. Plus from January on Marner played great with Kadri and Marleau, along with being the best Leafs forward against Boston in the playoffs.
If you follow what the Oilers did last July and I'm only speaking in terms of the order they went in, because no one needs to follow any example done by Peter Chiarelli. They got Connor McDavid signed first for his contract extension and after him they signed Leon Draisaitl who's ELC had finished, so he could have signed an offer sheet as an RFA. So that's where Matthews signing his extension this July as the #1 centre should be Dubas top priority. Plus ideally you don't want Marner to become an RFA if at all possible.From the player perspective, I'd agree Marner is the more likely of the two to re-sign and perhaps also factoring in the missed games due to injury for Matthews.
From the team perspective, I'd imagine wanting to re-up the 1C ASAP (not to say they wouldn't also want to re-sign Marner now and have the big 3 all locked in).
The difference between Matthews and Marner is probably less than the difference between Marner and Nylander.
Matthews will not be getting $5mil more than Marner.
Marner would get more than 7mil signing today IMO. Last half of the season, he was on pace for >90 points. This is > Pastrnak territory we're talking about.
People here try to put Nylander and Marner in the same category, but its clear that our 'big 3' are on different tiers.
The difference between Matthews and Marner is probably less than the difference between Marner and Nylander.
If you follow what the Oilers did last July and I'm only speaking in terms of the order they went in, because no one needs to follow any example done by Peter Chiarelli. They got Connor McDavid signed first for his contract extension and after him they signed Leon Draisaitl who's ELC had finished, so he could have signed an offer sheet as an RFA. So that's where Matthews signing his extension this July as the #1 centre should be Dubas top priority. Plus ideally you don't want Marner to become an RFA if at all possible.
Technically speaking Matthews can sign his extension anytime after July 1, 2018. So he still might not make it to RFA status and no other team can give him an offer sheet.Matthews might also like the leverage of potential offersheet to ensure he gets paid what he believes he's worth.
Technically speaking Matthews can sign his extension anytime after July 1, 2018. So he still might not make it to RFA status and no other team can give him an offer sheet.
My point is Matthews and Marner can sign their extensions in June 2019 which prevents them from getting RFA status and the threat of an offer sheet.Right, but we're talking about waiting and not signing extensions this summer and playing out their ELC.
Then summer 2019 when their entry levels expire does an OS potential creep into discussions as leverage for players particularly Matthews as teams would be lining up to get a #1C like him. Worst case they make the Leafs overpay to keep him, which then hurts Leafs Cap, but Matthews gets paid his big bucks one way or another.