I think it's too late to get fair value in a trade since teams now know you are not able to sign the player and the fact the organization is in a winning window, the only resolution at this point is to get a bridge (2 yrs not 3 yrs) at a number below Aho's AAV or you have no choice but to let him sit the rest of the season and trade him in the offseason
This is exactly what I was wondering as well. If what the reports about him making $2M in extra income are true...then he really is a greedy bastard. Instead of accepting the good extra's you get with playing here...he wants a salary like he is playing in Edmonton and needs the cash to make up for the crappy city and situation.
I wonder if some of the deals he signed had an out clause for the companies if his image takes a hit and they called him up after O'Dog went mental the other day and made MM look bad. They might have said that his image is no longer "Intact"
I doubt his contracts have any outs except for conduct unbecoming of the brand, and no, being difficult in contract negotiations doesn't qualify.This is exactly what I was wondering as well. If what the reports about him making $2M in extra income are true...then he really is a greedy bastard. Instead of accepting the good extra's you get with playing here...he wants a salary like he is playing in Edmonton and needs the cash to make up for the crappy city and situation.
I wonder if some of the deals he signed had an out clause for the companies if his image takes a hit and they called him up after O'Dog went mental the other day and made MM look bad. They might have said that his image is no longer "Intact"
No, but you really want to compare the average prices of houses in Tampa to Toronto (which is one of the most expensive real-estate markets in NA along with Manhatten, Vancouver, and San Francisco)? Pretty much all the major benefits of higher taxes in Canada, don't apply to wealthy athletes in the States. They send their kids to private schools (or live in counties with very high-end public schools, due to school funding being more localized), their medical staff is fully paid for by the team, and they have great benefit packages through the NHLPA.
I don't think the thought is he should be paid extra because of his PK ability.
To be honest though, Jefflers point about Tavares production and Marner not having an impact on it is a joke. Tavares blew up his 5v5 numbers. The main reason he didn't blow through career high's is that he wasn't not the primary playmaker on the PP like he was his entire time in NYI, and he saw his PP time reduced. Plus, it is foolish to think a player like Marner wouldn't progress between the ages of 20 and 21 given his pedigree and status.
How does the currency nullify it? A Canadian dollar isn't equal to an American dollar in purchasing power. Items aren't cheaper in Canada because of the exchange rate. If you are arguing because he gets more Canadian money after-tax than he would American in the states after conversion, I don't know what to say. You might have a point if the dollars were equal in purchasing power but they aren't.
