Mitch Marner, Yet Again
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That guy was playing mainly with Tavares and was a beast. In theory he should be more productive playing with speedier linemates. Given a choice between Willie and Mitch, I take the faster, stronger, skilled, 40+ goal scorer over a slower, smaller, more perimeter, cheaper, play making 25 goal winger.
It'll definitely be interesting seeing teams try to make room for him in the off-season if it comes to it.
If Marner signs in Carolina after refusing to waive to go there, costing us Rantanen, he may want to stay away from this city.
In the unlikely event that he does leave it'll be interesting to see how those who want him gone at all costs will handle him leaving for free.
Have a feeling we will be overwhelmed with the tears.
There will likely be a range of emotions.
For some it will be dramatic, for others it will be just regular changing of the guard they've experienced over the decades.
Everyone has to keep in mind, they are all rentals of different duration.
It won't be like Keon being forced out of the league by some vindictive owner.
For those that really want him gone, the biggest haters, it won't be tears.
If anything, the "tears" would be for how Treliving let him walk for nothing when he could've moved him before his NTC kicked in.
At the very least, gotten a commitment that the negotiations would start last Summer instead of letting Marner's camp (allegedly) dictate that nothing would happen until this season is over.
Damn, Marner folds in two massive playoff style games over the weekend and I come here and people are comparing to Draisaitl?
Never change Marner fans.
Never change Marner fans.
They'll be nothing regular about it. Players of this stature rarely if ever hit the open market.
Your reading skills need a lot of work if that's the conclusion you've come to.
You can bet there will be tons of 'how could he walk and not let them trade him? ' posts.
It'll be overwhelming.
You mean like Tavares, or Chara, or Niedermayer, or
I'd drop Stevens from this list due to the circumstance that lead him there.
While it would have been nice, he's earned the right to decide for himself.
I've moved across the country leaving a company that wanted me to stay, and I can say I felt no regret.
Actually, I left that same company twice, laugh, and in both cases I moved thousands of kilometers away, and regretted neither.
Sometimes you just have to go, see and experience other options, rather than look back and say "I shoulda."
marner has to be marner, not someone's (friends/family/fans) conduit to glory.
Tavares would be close but not the same circumstance, the others were a long time ago.
Mathews should be away from Marner who constantly looks for him. Mathews looks like Laine half the time. -“I’ll just park here wait for a one timer opportunity.” I think Mathews drove the net more as a rookie than he does now.
I do agree both William and Mathews should be separate lines. Paying Mitch the same as those 2 or more lol is a waste. Money is better used to upgrade the supporting cast.
So he wouldn’t accept a trade there but they think he would sign there. Ok, if he did sign there well that would be just pathetic. My guess it’s either the Pens or Islanders.
Funny thing is TDD, July 1st., and season opener are usually the highlights for this team.
July first could also see a migration of fans.
Well if he refused a trade there, why would he sign there a couple of months later. Pathetic he couldn’t read the tea leaves and just move on. Carolina has just as small of a shot going deep in the playoffs as we do. Giving up the 8 year deal option as well, a pathetic decision.
Matthews signed for 4.
I think the 8 year thing has very little meaning to players hedging their bets.
He could probably get a bigger audience if he doesn't demand full term, as teams are only offering money, not assets going out in a trade.
He's a good teammate, that would be a selfish move.
Why would he want to leave his teammates in the middle of the season?
Not sure what 'tea leaves' you read but everything we know to date is the team wants him to stay and he wants to stay.
