Player Discussion Mitch Marner, Continued

[leafs in five]

We have a secondary scoring issue and a scoring issue in the playoffs. When the best teams clamp down on our best players, there is nobody else to worry about as a scoring threat. That's why depth matters to winning teams. It's why cap matters. If you don't believe me look at how many series we have won in 8 years.

If we were MTL the fans would be tomato chucking this team last season. The pressure on Dubas and Keefe would have been enormous and tbh. I appreciate MTL fans for their ability to poopoo on their team when need be. Good for them.

Toronto fans will eat shit and ask for more.

Montreal has been garbage for the last 3-4 years and their fans have been sharing clips of Hutson spinning and firing a shot toward the slot and celebrating getting a 1st for Monahan at the deadline/ taking on Laine's contract / trading a 1st for Kirby Dach

 

[ACC1224]

Hate him to the end of time? Put so much pressure on him, he regrets being here? If we win a Cup this year, no problem lol, anything short of that and it just isn't tenable here. Read the room is my advice, take 12.75 on an eight year deal, the media will spin it as fair, given the cap. Make some endorsement deals and retire a Leaf, hold records and have your jersey retired.

Simialr to how he'd be 'boood' this season ?

 

[thewave]

What exactly will the fan base do if he gets $14 million per season?

The core will eat all the blame if there is no success or cap or path to a cup. The plan the parade era will be over. Not sure the extent ownership and brand will be hurt.

I think it will be huge considering the promise, quality of players and odds to get another go of it.

It's high stakes for sure and the Tanev and OEL deals basically screamed are going for it now.

 

[ToneDog]

How is there not? Until Rantanen is re-signed he's available.

Ranta probably wants more than Marner.

Bennett is best C available. I'd go after Ekblad (29) or Chychrun (27) if I could move Rielly (30).

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

What exactly will the fan base do if he gets $14 million per season?

Nothing. They will continue to worship at the their altars and then when they retire they will cheer at the jersey retirement ceremony. This is the same market that cheered Vince Carter's jersey retirement.

 

[ToneDog]

I think their case will be that Matthews only signed for 4 years while Marner's camp will sign for 8, add to that the impending cap increase and I can see where Ferris is going with it.

The cap is projected to be rise to 92m. If he wants his percentage based on the $100m projected in subsequent years, he can GTFO. The goal is for his contract to be a bargain as the cap increases so they can add impact players, not washed up Jumbos and shitty Ritchies.

 

[ToneDog]

What exactly will the fan base do if he gets $14 million per season?

Bend over and cough or bitch and let management hear it. APATHY is a fan's friend. Signing Marner for $14m would be the signal to give up on this f***ing franchise ever winning a cup.

The core will eat all the blame if there is no success or cap or path to a cup. The plan the parade era will be over. Not sure the extent ownership and brand will be hurt.

I think it will be huge considering the promise, quality of players and odds to get another go of it.

It's high stakes for sure and the Tanev and OEL deals basically screamed are going for it now.

If Marner thinks the heat was bad this summer, imagine what it will be if he were signed for $14m and he lays another playoff egg. He will be begging for a trade. Most likely no team would be willing to take on that contract so Leafs would have to give him away. Only a matter of time when they are drafting top 5 again if they keep their 1st.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

14m??

If he wins the conn smythe this year, sure. Otherwise, lol and goodbye

 

[REALTALK81]

I'm a massive Marner fan but in no way, shape or form is he worth 14 million. I would happily let him walk.