Future 2nd liner after Toronto blows 75% of the cap on their top line.
Also if I'm Dubas I'm telling marners camp not to look at Matthews as a comparable. Big goal scoring center compared to playmaking winger. I'd wait to see what tkachuck, point, Aho, Laine, Connor all sign for and play it off of that.Next year is tight, after that it should be clear sailing.
Lol its gonna be insulting when he does 20+more points.Also if I'm Dubas I'm telling marners camp not to look at Matthews as a comparable. Big goal scoring center compared to playmaking winger. I'd wait to see what tkachuck, point, Aho, Laine, Connor all sign for and play it off of that.
Lol its gonna be insulting when he does 20+more points.
$$ should be based on what you bring to the table not what position you play. I have no doubt marner could play center as good as wing, why should his salary suffer from that if he’a currently the game breaker?
I think your grossly underappreciating those players
Laine. Will likely score back to back 40 goal seasons and it could have been his entire career if he didn't get injured in his rookie season. GM's pay more for goals then assists for obvious reasons.
Point. There's a good argument that he's better then marner. Similar point totals with more goals and plays center. Don't know how you can argue marner deserves more
Thachuk. Putting up similar numbers this year as well and has a mean streak to his game. Multi dimensional. Don't see how marner could ask for a lot more then him.
His is marners peers that will be the market. Just like when Rielly, lindholm, trouba were all RFA at the same time
Matthews comparables are Eichel and McDavid
That's why you wait them out. Rielly signed first, then Lindholm and trouba got there contracts based off of that.I'm certain both the Matthews and Marner camps will be arguing off of contracts that already exist, rather than those that don't yet.
Lol its gonna be insulting when he does 20+more points.
$$ should be based on what you bring to the table not what position you play. I have no doubt marner could play center as good as wing, why should his salary suffer from that if he’a currently the game breaker?
That's why you wait them out. Rielly signed first, then Lindholm and trouba got there contracts based off of that.
Marners camp stated that they don't want to sign before Matthews and they won't sign during the regular season. So why not let the points, tkachucks, Laines be his comparbles? I'm guessing those guys won't make 10mill that marners camp is gonna be looking for.Signing earlier is more conducive to lower salary and the players can cash their enormous signing bonuses sooner. Waiting them out is a poor move for both parties.
Marners camp stated that they don't want to sign before Matthews and they won't sign during the regular season. So why not let the points, tkachucks, Laines be his comparbles? I'm guessing those guys won't make 10mill that marners camp is gonna be looking for.
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