VanIslander
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5-year deals for JT and PM with full no-trade clauses and they'll be 39ish at the end of the term and could retire as Sharks and have their jerseys rise to the rafters together in a ceremony for the ages! 
Thornton, Marleau, & Boyle contract talk
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Cute thought, but no chance that happens. Marleau and Thornton will get $7M+.
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VanIslander
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Marleau and Thornton are getting 35+ million dollar deals (7 mill for 5 years) each, mark my words.
They are worth that on the open market (Patty's hands, hockey sense and wheels aren't waning and JT's passing doesn't wilter with age).
They are worth that on the open market (Patty's hands, hockey sense and wheels aren't waning and JT's passing doesn't wilter with age).
hockeyball
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Thornton does not sign 5 year deals. It'll be a 3 year deal, as always.
I doubt Marleau asks for a 5 year deal either.
Weltsky
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Bruce Garrioch reported in the Calgary Sun that he has sources saying both Thornton and Marleau are close to signing three year deals worth close to the 7 million and 6.9 million they are currently making. Any word on this from any of the sharks media types?? Not sure how reliable Garrioch is.
matt trick
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Exceedingly unreliable, but that sounds quite logical.
Not to call out Garioch or anything- I assume he is also a member of this board- but I think McLellan or Wilson called him as "the guy who usually is spinning stuff up", when he was around for the sharks/senators.
I'd love to get Thornton for 3 years at 7 and Marleau for 5 years at 6, though I'd be fine with 3 years at 6.9 as well.
Weltsky
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Nah, they announced Thornton's last contract like within the first week of the season pretty much just after their trip to Sweden.
sr228
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As many have already said, Garrioch isn't at all reliable for anything other then Ottawa stuff.
However, I'd be good with both of those contracts so I'll just hope this is one of those blind squirrel things.
It does seem like a pretty good educated guess on his part. Both players have not declined at all since they last signed the contract. And you could technically say they are playing some of the best hockey of there lives.
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Juxtaposer
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I'd be really okay with just a three year continuation of their current contracts. Does make it interesting that they'd both make more than Pavelski.
I think we need to give up the dream of some big discount in those two. Just look at the Sedin contracts and the Datsyuk contract.
I think we need to give up the dream of some big discount in those two. Just look at the Sedin contracts and the Datsyuk contract.
I will go out on a limb and say by the time those 3 years were done, they would still be a much better value then pavelski at 35 years old and at 5 million.
Leidi J
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At least then I could stop reading Leafs fans saying that Thornton is definitely signing there this offseason 
At least then I could stop reading Leafs fans saying that Thornton is definitely signing there this offseason
It will then turn to the sharks are going to trade him to the leafs.
Fistfullofbeer
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I remember last year when Leafs fans thought that Jumbo was not even worth a 1 on 1 for Kadri. How things have changed.
hohosaregood
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"Thornton for JVR+Phaneuf"
"No, Thornton's too old. JVR's little finger has more value than he does but we really want him. We'll give you Ashton+McLaren+7th for Thornton."
Adding the 7th is to much for thornton. How about ashton+mclaren for thornton+1st.
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There's apparently an Eklund rumor saying the Sharks are the only team interesting in Kadri who also has the piece that Toronto would trade Kadri for. And low and behold, Leafs fans are convinced that Kadri is better than both Couture and Pavelski.
There's apparently an Eklund rumor saying the Sharks are the only team interesting in Kadri who also has the piece that Toronto would trade Kadri for. And low and behold, Leafs fans are convinced that Kadri is better than both Couture and Pavelski.
Well kadri did have that one better year in jr, so that automatically makes him better then a player that already has 2 30 goal seasons, 1 30+ goal pace season. And something like 3 50 point seasons and one he was on pace for 70 points.
