Confirmed with Link: Marino signs long-term deal: 6 x 4.4m

[Trade]

Buying a Marino Jersey.

GIVE THE KID PP1 TIME

 

[LRS87]

Just thought it should be brought up, starting next year our top 5 D will be making 24.65m. That takes up roughly 30% of the current salary cap. Hopefully Seattle takes one of Pettersson/Matheson and POJ can replace them.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I was legitimately ready to give him 2 million more a year with no hesitation. Holy shit I love this deal, amazing work by JR.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

From Marino’s perspective, I wonder why he wouldn’t have taken a bridge or slightly less term instead? Like I get that $26.4 mil is a lot of money, but this will lock him up until he’s 29.

Because if he turns into a pumpkin...

I don’t think he will, but he’s pretty much set for life now and will be able to still sign a big ass second deal if his arrow keeps pointing up.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Congratulations my HF Pens friends on the extension/ re-signing. One of my favourite break out players last season (seems like 2 years ago now).

As many of you have mentioned, great value if he continues to improve and well worth it if he’s hit his peak.

After some questionable deals lately it’s nice to see some tidy business by GMJR.

Well done indeed!

 

[Pens x]

Very good signing.

Thatta boy, JR. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

 

[PensandCaps]

Better than Adam Fox

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

John Marino's new theme song:

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Without regression he's already worth it. I'm giddy to have him locked up so soon.

 

[Clare2904]

Can a Mod please change the prefix to "confirmed signing" please.

 

[ziggyjoe212]

Letang, Dumo, and Marino combine for about $16 m per year. That's some great value.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

As of right now, based on his first year, this is a steal. Absolute steal, especially if he continues to improve.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Better than Adam Fox

Nah. Fox is crazy good. But JM is closer than Rags fans would like to admit.

And once Fox signs we might prefer our guys contract as well.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Can a Mod please change the prefix to "confirmed signing" please.

Bien sûr.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Letang, Dumo, and Marino combine for about $16 m per year. That's some great value.

Especially since Letang accounts for HALF of the total. It means that your 2-3 are about 8.5M COMBINED!

 

[PensandCaps]

Nah. Fox is crazy good. But JM is closer than Rags fans would like to admit.

And once Fox signs we might prefer our guys contract as well.

Marino is way better defensively. Fox looked like a Rookie in the playoffs

 

[Peat]

I mean in 6 years if he progresses how we want and I’m sure how he plans—

the cap will be higher and he’d make up the 10M difference (vs a 6x6 deal) within a year or two on his next deal.

Makes sense on all sides.

If everything went Marino's way, if he's taken a two-three year after season, the bridge goes up by a million and he could be signing a 1D deal as a 26 year old selling mainly UFA years. Fair dos to him for putting security first but it's a lot of money off a reasonable best case career path.

Just thought it should be brought up, starting next year our top 5 D will be making 24.65m. That takes up roughly 30% of the current salary cap. Hopefully Seattle takes one of Pettersson/Matheson and POJ can replace them.

It feels pretty likely to me that one of Pettersson/Matheson/Dumo is gone next year one way or another. Hopefully Matheson is a hit here and allows us to make good choices here rather than just sacrificing the guy we can move.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It feels pretty likely to me that one of Pettersson/Matheson/Dumo is gone next year one way or another. Hopefully Matheson is a hit here and allows us to make good choices here rather than just sacrificing the guy we can move.

I still think Letang gets traded and they run with Marino, Dumoulin, Matheson and Pettersson as their top-4.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I want to make beautiful, sweet passionate love to this contract.

 

[Daeni10]

The core of this team is on such team friendly deals. You got Malkin, Guentzel, Letang, Crosby, Marino and Dumoulin now for less than 40 Million. Thats great value, sadly we did not use it well the past few years.


EDIT: and obviously LOVE the contract. Only way that this is not worth it is if he regresses into a #5 defenseman. Otherwise its manageable at worst to an absolute steal of a contract. And he turned from not sure if he could make the NHL to set for life in a year

 

[Tom Hanks]

So good

 

[ziggyjoe212]

I gotta say from Marino's POV this is a stupid contract. He left as much as $10m on the table.

Stability is nice but he should know his worth. Even in a covid era with reduced budgets.

 

[KIRK]

I like this deal a hell of a lot more than the Pets extension.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I gotta say from Marino's POV this is a stupid contract. He left as much as $10m on the table.

Stability is nice but he should know his worth. Even in a covid era with reduced budgets.

He has 60 games of experience. He had no leverage.

 

[Tom Hanks]