Rumor: Marleau would probably accept trade to a contender

[Dipsy Doodle]

What exactly is Marleau supposed to add to a contender at this point? He'd make any line worse.

He seems like a nice, family friendly guy. Could be a mascot.

 

[Sports2]

Wow Ryan Clowe sighting forgot that dude existed. Shame his career was cut short.

 

[who_me?]

this is like a woman who has hit the wall after riding the carousel saying "I'm ready to settle down and get married to a nice guy"

retire already

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Every time I watch Marleau, he just looks like he's out there as a fifth body beer league floater shift.

He adds nothing to a contender

 

[BlueBaron]

What exactly is Marleau supposed to add to a contender at this point? He'd make any line worse.

He seems like a nice, family friendly guy. Could be a mascot.

Depth cheerleader. That's it. He could maybe PK?

 

[Groo]

Wow Ryan Clowe sighting forgot that dude existed. Shame his career was cut short.

Clowe's one of my all time Shark favs

 

[Shoofyou10]

I was pumped to get him last year as a Pens fan. But he didn’t add much. He’s cooked for sure. Not sure why anyone would trade for him

 

[Perfect_Drug]

He should retire and spend more time with his wife who looks like she could be his daughter.

Omg, I googled it hahaha Yikes

 

[kevsh]

I guess going your whole career without a ring would make a player anxious about retiring without one, but at this point he's got to realize that any contender or playoff team that trades for him is likely going to leave him in the press box.

I don't know about Patty, but I'd rather tell the grandkids stories about the ring I almost got playing in a final, than the one I got for doing absolutely nothing.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

I'd also be open to leaving my job to join a contender, doesn't mean the contender wants me though.

Exaggeration, but can't see there being much of a market for Marleau, at most being a throw-in in a deal as a favor to Marleau more than anything.

Marleau for an unwanted expiring contract as a favor to Marleau more than a gain for the acquiring team.

 

[HabsAddict]

Marleau for Kerfoot.

You heard it here first...

 

[CascadiaPuck]

With Jagr out of the NHL, I'm counting on the players my age - guys like Chara, Marleau, Thornton, etc. - to keep me from feeling (relatively) old. "There are still professional athletes my age" has been a comforting thought. Uh-oh.

 

[T_Cage]

With Jagr out of the NHL, I'm counting on the players my age - guys like Chara, Marleau, Thornton, etc. - to keep me from feeling (relatively) old. "There are still professional athletes my age" has been a comforting thought. Uh-oh.

honestly id take 49yr old Jagr in a heartbeat over Marleau at this point

 

[Mick Jagr]

I was pumped to get him last year as a Pens fan. But he didn’t add much. He’s cooked for sure. Not sure why anyone would trade for him

We sat McCann for him. It was so bad.

 

[Coachcorner]

It is pretty far streched asking for other tezeams to call him and getting him to play for the playoffs..... he was a fine player, but our age will catch us sometimes sire. It doesn't matter though. I would be very surprised if anybody calls. It's over.

 

[Talonted]

Is the wake even still visible?

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

With Jagr out of the NHL, I'm counting on the players my age - guys like Chara, Marleau, Thornton, etc. - to keep me from feeling (relatively) old. "There are still professional athletes my age" has been a comforting thought. Uh-oh.

Haha, I hear ya.

I sometimes re-think or re-read something about calling a player old or over the hill, then realize... that player is younger than me. WTF...

 

[Waivers]

But would a contender accept Marleau in a trade?

 

[Voight]

It's like back and forth from San Jose to a contender. Too funny.

But I think it's Tampa as they're my favourite to win the cup, give him a Ray Bourque moment. Could say Toronto.

Kimmo Timmonen moment more like it.

 

[jetsforever]

Trade for him as a good locker-room presence and stick him in the press-box
Win-win

 

[North Cole]

Didn't he basically force the Leafs to burn a first because he would only go to a team that could buy him out so he could go home?

I feel thats doesn't build much good faith when now asking to get on a good team. Carolina seems to be doing fine, why didn't he just stay there?

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Didn't he basically force the Leafs to burn a first because he would only go to a team that could buy him out so he could go home?

I feel thats doesn't build much good faith when now asking to get on a good team. Carolina seems to be doing fine, why didn't he just stay there?

After they told him they wanted to move on from him, yes. But considering he's on a 700k contract with a different team, I don't think anyone cares about that particular situation as it relates to this now.

 

[North Cole]

After they told him they wanted to move on from him, yes. But considering he's on a 700k contract with a different team, I don't think anyone cares about that particular situation as it relates to this now.

He seems to care as he is open to now trying to get on a playoff team. Them moving on from him has no bearing on his choice to use the NMC to get to only a team that would free him from his last year. If he was serious about winning, why not use the NMC to get onto a playoff team?

If none would do it because of cap on that Leafs contract, he certainly could have signed for 700k elsewhere after being boughtout. He chose SJ.

Bottom line is he wanted to go home, I think most people agree on that. So he can stay there. People laugh at Taylor hall saying he wanted to win and then signing in Buffalo, this is no different IMO.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

He seems to care as he is open to now trying to get on a playoff team. Them moving on from him has no bearing on his choice to use the NMC to get to only a team that would free him from his last year. If he was serious about winning, why not use the NMC to get onto a playoff team?

If none would do it because of cap on that Leafs contract, he certainly could have signed for 700k elsewhere after being boughtout. He chose SJ.

Bottom line is he wanted to go home, I think most people agree on that. So he can stay there. People laugh at Taylor hall saying he wanted to win and then signing in Buffalo, this is no different IMO.

Caring about getting on a playoff team now has absolutely nothing to do with the fallout two years ago with Toronto. There's no sense in twisting yourself in pretzels trying to link the two. He chose going to San Jose so that he can spend the bulk of the season's time with his family then try and go elsewhere for a couple months to try and win the Cup. There's nothing wrong with this sort of decision. He gets to spend more time with his family and more of a certainty about who is a contender and who isn't. If a team wants him, they will trade for him and literally nothing about the Toronto situation will matter. If they don't, they don't. That's their choice.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Back to Toronto. It's obvious he misses Toronto and re-unite him with big Joe.