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Answer is simple...More than he is worth.
Why are you responding to a question that was not posed or even directed at you? Your answer by the way is also wrong.
Answer is simple...More than he is worth.
It's also frightening that these individuals probably haven't even seen the supposed top ten defenceman play. Actually, I am starting to think that they cannot even keep up with how these defenceman play when up against us.It pains me to see that he is the only consistent defender on the team yet we want to run him off.
It pains me to see that he is the only consistent defender on the team yet we want to run him off.
Dion is an elite defender well worth $7mil. Stop your whining, stop yer *****ing, he;s gonna get his retirement contract ... its not your money, its not going to affect our ability to sign other players, it will not force us to trade anyone from our core to keep him. Stop assuming you know more than Nonis, Loiselle and Poulin ,if they feel Dion is worth it, he is probably worth it.
Some of you Leaf fans... you're starting to sound like them fans from that island in Qc.
I'm fine with a 8 year term, if we are able to lower his cap hit as he ages.
Pay him top dollar for the first 4, then gradually lower it.
8y x 6m is what I'm looking for.
Dont be fooled, a good portion of the posters here that want Dion gone, are not Leaf fans.
Why are you responding to a question that was not posed or even directed at you? Your answer by the way is also wrong.
No its not. If he goes to FA he will be overpaid for his services like the majority of sought after FAs. He will be paid more than he is worth. David Clarkson ring a bell?
No its not. If he goes to FA he will be overpaid for his services like the majority of sought after FAs. He will be paid more than he is worth. David Clarkson ring a bell?
I'm a Leafs fan of 50 years, and, if Phaneuf wants any more than a $6.5M cap hit, I'd want to see what package Nonis could get in a trade for him. IMHO he's been overpaid on his current deal till maybe this year.
Try learning a bit about economics. Start with supply vs demand then go from there.
And this is why you're not the GM.
By this logic, you would never question any move made by any GM ever because they know more than we do, therefore they never make mistakes. Is that really what you think?
You say Dion is well worth 7mil but what if Nonis says nope, he's worth no more than 4mil and we're not paying a penny more? If Nonis says so then it's probably true and you're good with that correct?
Dion Phaneuf only has 43 shots in 28 games, ~1.5/game. Do you guys make anything of this? He had 88 in 48 games last year ~2/game and 202 in 82 games the year before ~2.5/game.
Along with you and every other poster on here!
My wife watches Grey's anatomy, doesn't make her qualified to make medical recommendations. I watch Counting Cars, it doesn't make me an auto mechanic, all of us watch hockey, that doesn't make us qualified to make personnel decisions for pro hockey teams.
We're fans, we have opinions that are typically based on emotion, not on an extensive data based study. Nonis and his team have complied reports and studies on Dion's strengths and weakness, using these reports they will come to an educated conclusion on his market value.
There is not a single Dman in the league over the last 2 years that consistently faces as tough competition and performs as well as Dion, that is not an opinion, that is a fact that is supported by data. What he is worth with be dictated by the market, not by an armchair GM's that claims to know every thing about fiscal responsibility but probably doesn't have a cent in his saving account
I don't recall saying "If Phaneuf demands X amount, we should look to trade him", and then proceed to offer jacksquat in the way of any viable solutions for his replacement.
Players who can't think the game at a high level and aren't fleet of foot aren't generally productive going into their mid-30s. Dion is having his best season as a Maple Leaf (maybe career) but I fully expect him to decline drastically in the next 4-5 years. If he gets 8 years then he will almost be a lock to being a cap burden on our roster in 5+ years. You can't dump these contracts in the minors any more.
I'd take Jack Squat as his replacement. He'd come cheap and probably play a lot better in the last 11 minutes of that infamous game 7 than Dion did.