What? Of course Zito is great at his job. Of Course if Bennett wants to stay and the numbers work he will. This may be the worst post on HF.
Ya Lundell wants to go to Chicago....
Hes from outside Toronto and was a big leafs fan growing up. He could help bring a cup home for the first time since 67' while making more money (if Marner leaves).He's not going to Montreal or Toronto IMO. Too much stuff to deal with.
Mainly the media and fanbases who are smothering.
Ya Lundell wants to go to Chicago....
You new around these parts? I can’t tell since born on dates aren’t attached atm. Have you missed a few northern fans say that he’s not good and it’s solely the “tax advantage?” Or are you just being obtuse.
Nobody is saying Zito is bad at his job he just won a cup. Tax advantage is just that an advantage that Zito has over many others. Your thing with northerns is weird.
I dont think its a question. There are too many teams that need a Sam Bennett and have money.
What're you struggling with? Posters have said "Panther fans think Zito is an amazing GM when he just has a tax advantage." While that's paraphrased, it's been said multiple times, mostly by the same posters...from the north. Take two seconds and read what I'm saying instead of being obnoxious. It's been said, multiple times. He IS a great GM AND yes, he has access to advantage. One that didn't count for shit for 16 years because it didn't matter. For one, the owner at the time was shit, and for two, we didn't have a savvy GM willing to do what it took to bring in the right pieces to build a Cup winning team. To dial it down to "tax advantage" is both disingenuous and dumb.
He isn't getting 9 or above in Florida but I've bookmarked some posts in here for when he signs with Florida in July.
Pretty sure most of us have a clear understanding of the situation. He'll either take a discount or he'll walk, we've watched Gudas, Montour, OEL, Stenlund, Lomberg, and Stolarz all price themselves out to name a few. It's not new to us, but we've also seen Reinhart, Verhaeghe, Forsling, and Lundell all stay for reasonable cap hits compared to their likely market value. Not sure where language like "dreaming" is coming from. Most of us hope, but that's different from a dream.
Cause you're too busy being obnoxious, and somehow it's my fault you don't get it. You asked how we can afford him, he'll either take a hometown discount like others have done, or he'll choose to explore the market. Wtf is so hard for you to understand?? That number doesn't matter, his agent will come to him with, "he can get this," Zito will reply with him, "maybe, but we can give him this," then they'll either come to an agreement or they won't. He's not getting the same number here as he would in Toronto. Got it now?
Alright lets try to walk you through it.
Listen, where's your disconnect? Where's the malfunction, re-read my last post slowly, pause at "hometown discount" and ponder what that means. Consider who's stayed here (meaning they, their agents, and management allll came to an agreement on a number to stay), then consider who's walked (meaning there wasn't an agreement). that help? Again, it's not hard, you're just stuck on Bennett chasing the money and not taking a discount. For some reason.
Agree with you on this except Lundell was an RFA. Not really the same situation. He signed for a lower rate than he probably should have (moreso because of the amount of years) but he also didn't have exactly eye popping stats to demand a Jarvis or Raymond type contract either. He took a discount which is still part of your larger point but it's definitely different than others on your list.
