The way I read it, Marner's camp want him to go train there with that team instead of in Canada. Nylander was training overseas too last year.
This is somewhat the problem. Someone is going to get squeezed, and it sure seems to me like the logical target is the 30+YO UFAs. The problem is, a couple of good UFAs are available most every offseason, while good RFAs are almost random when you're going to have to pay out to keep them. To prepare for a big RFA contracts teams are going to have to start planning on having large amounts of capspace available like 3 years ahead. A lot of times it comes unexpectedly (see how last offseason most people would have ridiculed an $8.5+ contract for Marner). It really makes it a difficult situation for cap teams as they balance utilizing all their cap-space, while maintaining flexibility if their youth exceeds expectations. Its tempting to sign that key UFA piece available right now, rather than have $5+M sitting unused incase your young star breaks out this year. I would like to think this means we see a lot more 1/2 year deals for UFAs rather than longer term ones.He really bent to their will by letting Nylander sit out for half a season
RFAs are asking for bigger money. I don't blame Chia, I don't blame Botterill, I don't blame Dubas. I just think players are finally understanding they are worth more in these RFA years, and are pushing back.
Paying your best players isn't the problem, it's handing out Marleau/Lucic/Ladd type contracts. Big cap% for previous performance/legacy.
You are right everyone should be looking to every team for comparables on players from every team. I think what is being said is the agents/ players are waiting on Marner’s contract first because Dubas first over paid Nylander then he under termed Matthews based on their compareables. The agents have identified Dubas as the weak link.
Because it's not his team, he doesn't have a contract. Technically, they're still waiting for that magical offer sheet.
I didn't say there was any issue, just that it changes the entire dynamic that the league has run on for a while now. Older players took low pay during their prime years expecting to get a payout during their UFA years. Now it looks like that won't happen for them (or at least not as much as they might have hoped for). It just presents a problem for teams based on how RFA deals work and young players developing rapidly. Teams are going to have to future proof themselves a lot more than they've needed to in the past due to RFA players wanting their payday now, rather than waiting for UFA.
I see it as that both players are worth 6 million, however you always have to overpay to get a UFA on your team since you're bidding against everyone else. You don't have to bid against everyone else when it comes to RFAs so you can actually pay them what they are worth.
this is just proof that ferris has a pattern that he goes too, Marner will probably get a 8.5 mill 3 year bridge, which is to high but what can you do...
