TSN: McKenzie: I get the feeling Matthews & Marner want to wait until next summer to sign

[Damisoph]

Its a life long passion of his.

 

[LeafsNation75]

You're looking at it the wrong way ..

Mario Lemeiux twice saved the Pens organization helping them stay alive as loyalty to his team...

Matthews leaving for Arizona would be player desire related to help save the Coyotes organization the team he grew up following as his home town.

As the best NHL player to ever come out of the state, he could instantly fill the area and sell tickets to save the franchise. Its a life long passion of his.

I'm sure there are photos of Connor McDavid in a Leafs jersey when he was a kid and I can say he will want to leave the Oilers once his 8 year contract finishes and sign in Toronto.

 

[Damisoph]

I'm sure there are photos of Connor McDavid in a Leafs jersey when he was a kid and I can say he will want to leave the Oilers once his 8 year contract finishes and sign in Toronto.

ya, it's a lifelong passion of his.

 

[nsleaf]

Rocket Richard may have saved the Montreal Canadiens. Their average attendance in 1939-40 was 5,075 (Leafs was 11,293) and 7,051 in 1940-41 (Leafs 12,240) before Richard arrived. And don't forget that Montreal was a larger city than Toronto at the time.

That is so last century.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

You're looking at it the wrong way ..

Mario Lemeiux twice saved the Pens organization helping them stay alive as loyalty to his team...

Matthews leaving for Arizona would be player desire related to help save the Coyotes organization the team he grew up following as his home town.

As the best NHL player to ever come out of the state, he could instantly fill the area and sell tickets to save the franchise. Its a life long passion of his.

Creepy....just creepy.

And all in an effort to trigger people not smart enough to see through your schtick.

For shame.

 

[Mess]

I'm sure there are photos of Connor McDavid in a Leafs jersey when he was a kid and I can say he will want to leave the Oilers once his 8 year contract finishes and sign in Toronto.

Certainly a possibility even more so if he doesn't have a lot of team success in Edmonton.

 

[thewave]

JT in AM34 out with huge return. Heard here 1st

 

[Liminality]

JT in AM34 out with huge return. Heard here 1st

That sounds pretty bad considering their ages and their talent levels. I hope that would never be the case.

 

[Nithoniniel]

JT in AM34 out with huge return. Heard here 1st

First, and hopefully last.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Certainly a possibility even more so if he doesn't have a lot of team success in Edmonton.

Using your logic Matthews has made the playoffs in his first 2 seasons, where as McDavid has only made the playoffs 1/3 years. So I guess that means McDavid will be leaving Oilers right?

 

[thewave]

That sounds pretty bad considering their ages and their talent levels. I hope that would never be the case.

Two franchise players can't typically coexist unless C and D. We need D if JT comes Phoenix may pay big enough to set us up for 7 years of Contention.

 

[Maplebeasts]

JT in AM34 out with huge return. Heard here 1st

Hahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Menzinger]

Two franchise players can't typically coexist unless C and D. We need D if JT comes Phoenix may pay big enough to set us up for 7 years of Contention.

The Pens literally just won back to back cups with two franchise centres as their team cornerstones

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Two franchise players can't typically coexist unless C and D. We need D if JT comes Phoenix may pay big enough to set us up for 7 years of Contention.

- Penguins (circa '06-present)
- Red Wings (circa '04-'13)
- Avalanche (circa '94-'04)
- Red Wings (circa '90-'03)
- Oilers (circa '79-'88)

 

[IBeL34f]

- Penguins (circa '06-present)
- Red Wings (circa '04-'13)
- Avalanche (circa '94-'04)
- Red Wings (circa '90-'03)
- Oilers (circa '79-'88)

Ah yes, except for every dynasty team of the past 40 years.

 

[IBeL34f]

Two franchise players can't typically coexist unless C and D. We need D if JT comes Phoenix may pay big enough to set us up for 7 years of Contention.

We're set up for 15 years of contention if we keep Matthews, with or without Tavares.

 

[thewave]

We're set up for 15 years of contention if we keep Matthews, with or without Tavares.

Much fumes must be in your presence. Matthews hasn't even shown that he is a big game PO performer yet. Marner has shown more grit will and determination even.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Maple Leafs GM Dubas goes into familiar territory to pick Sandin in the first round, 29th overall

The agent for Mitch Marner is confident that when he sits down with Dubas to begin serious negotiations on a new contract, there won’t be the kind of tension that many are expecting.

“I don’t anticipate a battle,” Darren Ferris said. “Everything will be done in time, and there isn’t any rush. Both sides will be patient. Both have a common interest, and I don’t anticipate it being difficult.”

Understood, we’re looking ahead a bit here. Marner remains under contract through the 2018-19 season and will become a restricted free agent next summer.

For those who have not been paying close attention, the same goes for Matthews.

Though Dubas and the representatives for each player can start negotiating on July 1, that’s not likely to happen. Dubas has indicated he will approach the Matthews and Marner situations with patience and with the appreciation that neither contract will get done over night.

Where the negotiations between Ferris and Dubas could get interesting is if there’s a contract sought that is more in line with what Matthews is expected to seek. If Marner has another season in which he was equal to or better than Matthews in some statistical areas, expect Ferris to make a case that his client should, at the least, be in line with Matthews contract-wise.

 

[drewjenks]

Certainly a possibility even more so if he doesn't have a lot of team success in Edmonton.

You spelled when wrong.

 

[drewjenks]

Matthews is getting at least 12 million.

Marner would get 7 million of he signed today IMO, but if we wait a year and he has a monster year, he's getting at least 8.5/9.

And I'm okay with either, these are game changers we're talking about here.

"Matthews is getting at least 12 million".

Show me his Art Ross + Hart + Ted Linday + 100 point season.....

No? 90 point season? 80 point eason? 70 point season?

No? Top 10 in points? Top 20 in points?

No? Rocket Richard? Selke? Does he even kill penalties?

No? Well then sit TF down son.

 

[hfman]

JT in AM34 out with huge return. Heard here 1st

That would be just like when they traded Hull for Howe!!

Remember that trade!!??

I think this trade would top that one.

What do you think?