Randy Randerson
Registered User
fwiw, his shooting and OIsh%'s are both still quite a bit higher than you'd expect him to maintain so some regression in pace was probably inevitable and I think that will continue - now pacing for under 100pts and I think that will fall to the low 90's before it's all over. He definitely looked off last night, maybe his clumsiest game of the season
that's not necessarily bad either, Dubas can just respect their wish to wait until the offseason and let Marner's negotiating position soften in the process. Marner is going to be a terrific player but it would be nice to get him at a high $8M/low $9M AAV on an 8 year deal to let us sustain a contender for a while
another thing to consider is that we're only now really starting to see what this team looks like with everyone in the lineup being that Nylander's play has recently picked up, we should have lots of weapons and Marner doesn't need to be as productive as he's been so far
that's not necessarily bad either, Dubas can just respect their wish to wait until the offseason and let Marner's negotiating position soften in the process. Marner is going to be a terrific player but it would be nice to get him at a high $8M/low $9M AAV on an 8 year deal to let us sustain a contender for a while
another thing to consider is that we're only now really starting to see what this team looks like with everyone in the lineup being that Nylander's play has recently picked up, we should have lots of weapons and Marner doesn't need to be as productive as he's been so far