Suntouchable13
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I'd draw a hard line. No way I am losing kap or AJ. I am not making my team weaker just to pay Marner what he wants. I hope Dubas is not giving into his whims.
Salary Cap: Marner Contract Discussion XX - The Dog Days of August V3
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MyBudJT
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There was certainly a stretch this past season where Matthews looked disinterestsed, but it very well could have been the injury bug...
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Lol, that’s like Chicago saying “There is no way I trade Versteeg or Bolland. I am not making the team weaker just to pay Kane what he wants”...
We have more than enough to sign Marner and keep everybody. If he signs for an outrageous amount it's going to be an offer sheet. And if one hasn't come by late August I highly doubt that it's happening.
The only thing giving Marner more money would prevent is bringing back Gardiner. Which unless we clear a contract slot (we probably sign Neuvirth as well) we can't do anyways.
Suntouchable13
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Sure, but that team won. They were in a much better spot to lose those guys. We are not as good as them and can't afford to lose those guys.
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His fate is sealed. When Leafs nation chooses a defender to dump on, it never matters how they perform.
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This makes no sense... it’s not like Chicago stopped trying to win or anything...
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You're weakening a team that has no made it out of the 1st round, while Chicago won the cup. Don't you see a difference? And Marner is not Kane, not yet.
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There a no difference... both teams are trying to win.
you’re right, U22 Marner > U22 Kane.
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Not sure why you always compare players this way. Every player has a different development curve.
Edit: Just checked the numbers too. Kane had more goals and more total points, what are you basing Marner being better on ?
Probably the fact that Kane had buckets more PP time that inflated his stats beyond Marner.
Ran a comparison of production factoring in ice time a while back:
Salary Cap: - Marner Deal Discussion
Many more PP opportunities league-wide in Kane's time, and the coach distributed the time much differently than Leafs' coach.
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Kane had 30 goals and 88 points
Marner had 26 goals and 94 points...
I think he means aggregating all 3 ELC years.
Hope so. I mean, he really just has to be a bit better than Zaitsev to make most of us happy. I just don't think he's going to be as good as some are hoping. If he proves the doubters wrong, we're just gonna be that much better. If not, our current defense is still a big improvement upon the start of last years, although I wish we had Hainsey on the bottom pairing.
Not at all...if he **** up all the time then he deserves the heat. Do you see anyone b*tching about any other leafs defenders other than the one who would screw up at the worst times? Nope.
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Marner should ask for a trade they
Besides if it is true marner s dad may ruin him
18leafsfan18
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Kane had 30 goals and 88 points
Marner had 26 goals and 94 points...
Not a huge surprise you only look at 1 year because that is the only way Marner had more points.
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This is why I asked for context. What is being used to determine Marner is better ?
A statement of U22 Marner is better then U22 Kane would assume career numbers to that point would it not ?
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There were a few shifts in the playoffs that had me wondering if he knows what it takes to win.
The naysayers have been singing this song sheet from time he was 5 years old and nothing has changed
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So in order to not make the team weaker your solution is to make the team weaker?
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