You have 1 choice, Marner or Matthews .. Who do you keep?

[Alexandre Magny]

Do you have 1 choice, Marner or Matthews?

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[RomanianLeafs]

Matthews..i'll take the big franchise scoring center over anybody

 

[leafsfan5]

Yeah if I need to choose one I'm taking Matthews

 

[A1LeafNation]

Matthews goals center big

 

[dubey]

Matthews ez pz

 

[baton elevated]

I will go with Marner. AM signing for only 5 years at the highest contract in the league tells me all I need to know about his intentions. Like Trouba Americans always want to go back home and will probably Bolt.
Hope I'm wrong because we need him but this contract length worries the crap out of me.

 

[Kiwi]

I don't care

I'd happily trade either of them if somebody wants to stump up with what I think there worth

 

[dubey]

I will go with Marner. AM signing for only 5 years at the highest contract in the league tells me all I need to know about his intentions. Like Trouba Americans always want to go back home and will probably Bolt.
Hope I'm wrong because we need him but this contract length worries the crap out of me.

Coming in with that unfounded, tinfoil hat-worthy hot take

 

[IPS]

Matthews unquestionably.

 

[Al14]

Ask Tavares.

 

[baton elevated]

Coming in with that unfounded, tinfoil hat-worthy hot take

I guess we'll see. Why not sign for 8?

 

[bgf29]

It’s AM34, and it’s not even close.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Matthews.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

I will go with Marner. AM signing for only 5 years at the highest contract in the league tells me all I need to know about his intentions. Like Trouba Americans always want to go back home and will probably Bolt.
Hope I'm wrong because we need him but this contract length worries the crap out of me.

To be fair, the 5-year term was put on the table by Dubas to save on cap space. Matthews seemed willing to sign for 8 years at a higher amount.

 

[baton elevated]

To be fair, the 5-year term was put on the table by Dubas to save on cap space. Matthews seemed willing to sign for 8 years at a higher amount.

How does it save on cap space whether it's 5 or 8?

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

Matthews

 

[biotk]

Matthews is the only choice.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

How does it save on cap space whether it's 5 or 8?

Matthews wanted a higher cap hit for 8 years.

He wasn't going to do 11.64 x 8. It likely would have been 12.5-13 x 8 because of those extra UFA years.

 

[baton elevated]

So do you think he deserves more than Mcdavid under that scenario?

 

[A1LeafNation]

So do you think he deserves more than Mcdavid under that scenario?

If that's the case no one should have ever been making more than Crosby.

 

[Field of Dreams]

Matthews obviously

 

[GardinerTheForward]

Is the font a different style for anybody else?

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Matthews is so clearly better and more valuable. Marner isn't even an option as far as I'm concerned

 

[baton elevated]

If that's the case no one should have ever been making more than Crosby.

With all do respect Crosby's contract is 10 years ago where as these two are contemporaries.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

So do you think he deserves more than Mcdavid under that scenario?

The cap keeps going up.

For example, San Jose was willing to sign JT for 13+ in the summer.