I’ve said this time and time again it comes down to envy in my opinion. A lot of people see Marner as the guy who is from the GTA and got the chance to play for his hometown team. The just assumed he would take a discount because he’s a leafs fan. It has little to do with Marner and more so, he’s not fitting the expectation people created in their heads for him. I think a lot of people think if they were put in his position they’d do better or make better decisions and that’s fair. But from the outset to expect him to be the one to take the discount was kind of unrealistic. Especially after the bonus and Babcock fiasco, you knew these 3 were going to get them back for the ELC negotiations.
Or it could also be the fact that MM is just not producing in the playoffs. Now, this also applies to the other three, AM, Willie and JT too.
If they actually produce in the playoffs and won a Cup or two. I don't think people would care too much how much they make, their off season.....
To me, as Leafs fans, it should be Leafs winning the Cup over anything. We cheer for the logo in the front and not the name in the back.
Now as fans, we all have different ideas of what can be done to the Leafs for them to win the Cup. And these ideas will involve players being traded, or whom to draft, or whom should get more play time, or who should be on PP1, or the system..... Thats where all the discussions start and fun, however, some fans due take others suggestions too personal, esp with certain players, it could be due to having personal ties with that player or they cheer for this player for a long time...and start making exceptions or reasons for said players...
If we all take a few steps back and pretend the Leafs and their players with their regular season and playoffs stats are any other teams in the League. Would you not think the top guys are chokers? Would you not think having three and now four 10.893mil or more players just ain't working and it is quite foolish for that team to continue to double or triple down on that? And if their fans go to the depths to defend them like some fans here are, won't you find it amusing?