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if Mercer gets a 2 year bridge deal, he ain't getting ~$5 million per. There is no baseline for that. That is not happening. I don't even know what we're doing here.
I'm sure Pinto will be brought up...as why Mercer is worth around a million more per year.NHL contracts most heavily weigh the most recent year.
It is great for NJD. Mercer played himself out of a ton of leverage.
And negotiations heavily rely on comps. Lundell and Pinto will 100% be brought up negotiations and used as baselines.
Mercer simply does not have the leverage to get 5 mill a year unless he's selling UFA years.I'm sure Pinto will be brought up...as why Mercer is worth around a million more per year.
I think there is a large gap between 3.75 and 5 million.Mercer simply does not have the leverage to get 5 mill a year unless he's selling UFA years.
I think there’s probably a reason this many teams have stayed away but I wouldn’t hate it at all, especially if he understood he wouldn’t play every night. I don’t think we’ve done it because we need better defensive play up front. Which is why Duclair wasn’t an option either.How do you guys feel for a cheap 1 year deal to Sprong? I don't know why but I think he would be solid here with the style of play. Back to back 40pts seasons, scored almost 20 goals in each, I think he would do great here and would be very motivated.
lol But still has to deal with NJ rental ratesI would be in love too if they were paying me 1.8M when I was worth
750K on a PTO.
I think the best line Dawson played on was with Bratt and Johnsson. They were our best line in early 2021 until they broke it up because the other lines weren't producing.
He's back to bring the best out of Dawson, @JimEIV , just know that.
He's really small...he can easy fit in one of Jack's dresser drawerslol But still has to deal with NJ rental rates
Are you trying to sell Mercer to us or something?You don't see a player healthy scratched around 12 times vs one that played all 82 games for 3 straight years particularly meaningful? Bratt's rough "patches" went for years... that's not patches....Bratt was also allowed to play through rough patches...Mercer just didn't have any for his first 2 years.
I think that's wildly different.
I think playing every possible NHL game on your ELC coming straight out of junior is a big deal. I think Mercer's first 3 years were significantly more successful than Bratt's first 3...granted Bratt was a year younger.
But just in the versatility alone, Mercer has been used on every line with ever player in every situation at center and at wing...the kid has been a top 4 PK forward for two of his first 3 years in the league...a PK that was top 10 in the league both years....I mean Bratt's Curriculum Vitae wasn't in the same league as Mercer's after the first 3 years .
A one year deal does nothing for nobody. Not the team or Mercer ...Are you trying to sell Mercer to us or something?
I believe he should be part of the future (and Fitz believes it, too).
It's only a question of how much he deserves (Financially-speaking) and I think Fitz may pull the same thing he did with Bratt.
That is unless Mercer "bets on himself" and signs a one-year deal (which doesn't seem likely, imo)
I think Mercer gets 3.25m x 2 or 4m x 3
You aren't proposing 3.75.I think there is a large gap between 3.75 and 5 million.
The cap hit I proposed was 4.75 with an increasing salary. 3 years 14.25
3.75, 4.75, 5.75
What are you talking about?You aren't proposing 3.75.
You are suggesting a 4.75 mill x 3 deal. Again, if we're talking basically 5 mill, we are buying UFA years.
This isn't the NFL. You can't stagger cap hits. Cap hit=AAV
How do you guys feel for a cheap 1 year deal to Sprong? I don't know why but I think he would be solid here with the style of play. Back to back 40pts seasons, scored almost 20 goals in each, I think he would do great here and would be very motivated.
Yes, and I am telling you mercer doesn't have the leverage to garner that AAV unless he's selling his UFA years. (also you're suggesting 14.25 mill over 3 years)What are you talking about?
I'm talking about 14 million over 3 years. The cap hit isn't staggered the salary is.
I think there’s probably a reason this many teams have stayed away but I wouldn’t hate it at all, especially if he understood he wouldn’t play every night. I don’t think we’ve done it because we need better defensive play up front. Which is why Duclair wasn’t an option either.
That's the thing, they don't have the cap space do that. That's really the only reason for this conversation is that they don't have the cap space to do much of anything right now.Just sign Mercer for 7 years and hope he breaks out
Just sign Mercer for 7 years and hope he breaks out