Confirmed with Link: [TOR] Matt Martin - 4 Years // 2.5M AAV

[LeafsNation149]

This is exactly what the Leafs needed. a 4th liner that can play hockey and fight, while leading the league in hits.

2.5M is nothing, stop crying guys

 

[CanadasTeam]

I'm OK with this, we need this type of player

 

[Vrethis]

Love it. We can't just ice a team full of kids without protection. With Komarov and Martin we won't be pushed around. Term isn't optimal but that's the price you pay for UFAs.

 

[SprDaVE]

Martin will cost $1.55 million against the cap when he's playing with the Marlies, which will probably happen in the last two years of the deal.

Sounds likely.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Love it. We can't just ice a team full of kids without protection. With Komarov and Martin we won't be pushed around. Term isn't optimal but that's the price you pay for UFAs.

What protection did Pittsburgh have?

 

[Muston Atthews]

So we have a plethora of prospects in the Marlies who can do this job for league minimum or less than a mill and we go out and get Matt Martin.

Worst move of the Lou era so far. I can stomach this if it's not much worse than this.

Who on the Marlies can do this? Rich ****ing Clune? get out of here

 

[Nithoniniel]

What Martin gives us:

* Grit
* Physicality
* Decent possession game (Basically even over his recent career, weighed heavily towards supression)
* Toughness/Fighting
* High end 4th line production

As a reliable 4th line guy that rarely misses a game, at the cost of $2.5M which means that the worst case scenario is that he's a $1.6M anchor on the cap.

It's not all that bad. It could even be good, depending on how you value grit, physicality and toughness. I don't value it all that high personally, but some do.

 

[Kurisu]

I can live with it since we needed toughness. But how does his buyout look like if things don't work out?

 

[SprDaVE]

What Martin gives us:

* Grit
* Physicality
* Decent possession game (Basically even over his recent career, weighed heavily towards supression)
* Toughness/Fighting
* High end 4th line production

As a reliable 4th line guy that rarely misses a game, at the cost of $2.5M which means that the worst case scenario is that he's a $1.6M anchor on the cap.

It's not all that bad. It could even be good, depending on how you value grit, physicality and toughness. I don't value it all that high personally, but some do.

Fair assessment.

Las Vegas could probably use him too.

 

[Pi]

Who on the Marlies can do this? Rich ****ing Clune? get out of here

Colin Greening played ****ing awesome.

 

[Muston Atthews]

When was the last time a player on any team had to do this?

This is embarrassing.

It's a bad signing.

He'll be hacked and whacked way less let me tell you that

 

[Future]

Terrible. Worst move of the Lou era for sure.

Do you realize how insignificant 2.5m AAV will be over the course of the next 4 years or do you just like being dramatic?

As for the term, he's only 27...

What the hell is wrong with people ITT?

 

[Trapper]

What protection did Pittsburgh have?

A core of guys who have been around for 10 years and not 18 year olds.

 

[CanadasTeam]

What protection did Pittsburgh have?

Not many elite kids to protect over there...

 

[Riellyfan04]

Awesome signing. Now i won't have worry about Marner Matthews Nylander getting bullied out there... People on here are so annoying. Would you rather pay a fighter 2.5m or risk the development of our young guys??? When young players get bullied by other teams will just confidence and will not develop proper!!!! Martin won't let that happen!

 

[Gary Nylund]

Love the deal tbh. Our forward core is as soft as baby ****.

Fine with the money and the term considering he's only 27.

I agree, really need some protection for our young future stars and this guy can play some too.

 

[RoadWarrior]

What Martin gives us:

* Grit
* Physicality
* Decent possession game (Basically even over his recent career, weighed heavily towards supression)
* Toughness/Fighting
* High end 4th line production

As a reliable 4th line guy that rarely misses a game, at the cost of $2.5M which means that the worst case scenario is that he's a $1.6M anchor on the cap.

It's not all that bad. It could even be good, depending on how you value grit, physicality and toughness. I don't value it all that high personally, but some do.

Martin is the bodyguard for Matthews, Marner, Nylander. That's it.

 

[garce]

Term not great but 2.5 won't be crippling, like 5 or 6 for Russell would be. Martin is not aa terrible player a good role player.

 

[-DeMo-]

Looks like the Colton Orr deal all over again...

 

[Willy Stylez]

I like it, 1y to long maybe but Leafs felt so soft. Going to be fun with Komarov and Martin.

 

[Muston Atthews]

What protection did Pittsburgh have?

They had plenty of grit on their bottom lines

 

[Northern Dancer]

Laugh at all the nickel and dimers:

2.5mm is to high s/b 2.0mm
4 years is too long s/b 3 years

 

[Swervin81]

Leading the NHL in hits or any real time stat means nothing due to scorekeeper bias. The Isles scorekeeper is notorious for inflating hit counts. Them, the Leafs, and the Flyers. Just like the North Stars scorekeeper inflated shot totals like crazy.

 

[MJ65]

I guess Anaheim is the only team without any activity today

 

[Marmoset]

I'm not a fan of this deal at all. Too much money, too much term, for a 4th line player. Especially term, which is my issue with most free agent contracts that are handed out. I'd rather pay more for shorter term, when the vast majority of players aren't close to worth their salary near the end of the contracts.

However, it's not a contract that will cripple us down the line, and I can at least see the argument that we can use a player of this type. But that is, 'a', as in singular - I don't want other guys like him on the roster, especially on this type of contract.

I won't lose sleep over this, I just would have preferred we didn't sign him.