Speculation: The market for Mitch Marner's mega millions

[FriendlyGhost92]

Wouldnt be shocked if he signed a low money 1 year deal with edmonton ala skinner

Yes. Mitch Marner and Jeff Skinner are very similar.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Wouldnt be shocked if he signed a low money 1 year deal with edmonton ala skinner

Why would he do that?

He’s 28 years old and will be signing a 7 or 8 year massive, disgusting contract. It’ll most likely be his final contract and he will make sure it’s enormous and potentially take over as highest paid player in the NHL.

The cap is going up and him and his agent will take full advantage of that

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Why would he do that?

He’s 28 years old and will be signing a 7 or 8 year massive, disgusting contract. It’ll most likely be his final contract and he will make sure it’s enormous and potentially take over as highest paid player in the NHL.

The cap is going up and him and his agent will take full advantage of that

Not to mention, pretty sure the Leafs locker room got an up close look at why you don't turn down max term contracts for a one year gamble when Klingberg played there.

 

[Dumais]

CBJ seems like a likely destination regardless what the polls say, not far from Toronto, small market, further along in the rebuild than most teams, cap space for additional signings, Marchenko is the only proven top 6 RW currently on the team....

plenty of good reasons to sign there.

 

[Breakers]

Darren Ferris is going to ask for a sign and trade

that 8th year is huge to lower the AAV for the team, and for the player to get his preferred money

unless he does the Matthews and goes like 4 years, then tries again at 32 for 8.

 

[KaprizovSaveUs]

I'm not sure why anyone would pay over 8-9 million for him.

Even if you’re a Marner hater you still have to aknowledge he’s worth every bit of 12M on his next deal. If you love him you’ll talk yourself into the 14s.

 

[wintersej]

San Jose - Building team with a bright future.

Tampa/Florida - Quiet life with a great team. He can also play and not have to be the main guy on the team. He can just focus on hockey instead of the nonsense from the press and fans.....

SJ is a good call, didn’t have them on my radar.

 

[KaprizovSaveUs]

Darren Ferris is going to ask for a sign and trade

that 8th year is huge to lower the AAV for the team, and for the player to get his preferred money

unless he does the Matthews and goes like 4 years, then tries again at 32 for 8.

I don’t think the 8th year would lower the AAV for the team as much as it would just secure him more long term money. Somebody will throw the Oanarin deal at him , which is around 13.5M / year in todays money. With where the cap is going, I expect a team to talk themselves dingo the 14M range even. I don’t know if a team he wants to play for will go there, but it’s easy to see a world where he is worth 13-14M per year.

 

[MajorLeaf]

Utah Mammoth would be the best bet, the team is renovating the arena, new franchise for the city that needs a marque player and would be willing to spend. They will make the hardest pitch for sure, but we will see.

 

[Sports2]

Minnesota has 16 million in cap space and only Rossi to sign. All their guys are locked up except Kaprizov- players of Marner’s caliber rarely become available. But only if he hits the free market and not a sign and trade- they don’t have the warchest to contend on that front.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Utah Mammoth would be the best bet, the team is renovating the arena, new franchise for the city that needs a marque player and would be willing to spend. They will make the hardest pitch for sure, but we will see.

Half the teams in the league have the cap and would be willing to spend...

 

[hamzarocks]

Utah and Anaheim stick out as really good fits. Chicago probably wants him but I don't think Marner will want to go to that tire fire of a franchise.

Utah seems a bad fit with them already having Keller and not needing to pay two similar skilled and styled players in marner & keller

Ducks could be a fit

 

[ITM]

Pittsburgh.

Dubas will outbid and use the rising cap to assuage fears.

Just like he did in Toronto.

 

[MajorLeaf]

Half the teams in the league have the cap and would be willing to spend...

Yes you are correct, but doesn’t he look dreamy in a Utah Jersey LOL

 

[Ivan eht Demidov]

The Islanders would be perfect for this. Rangers get all of the press in NY. Isles press are way more laid back.

For this exact reason, I am shocked I am the only one who voted for the Keefe reunion in NJ

 

[Legion34]

No, he refused to waive his ntc. There is a difference. He didn’t want to uproot.

No it was specifically for Carolina. And Carolina had asked about him pre ratanen

 

[RussianBum86]

Only a sucker would pay a career choker like Marner.

 

[Fatass]

Vegas bows out early. I can see them clearing the cap to sign Marner.

 

[RussianBum86]

Marner is going to take a one year paycut to a contender like Dallas then get paid the year after.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Yes you are correct, but doesn’t he look dreamy in a Utah Jersey LOL

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Considering that's not a Utah jersey, nah.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Marner is going to take a one year paycut to a contender like Dallas then get paid the year after.

Then catch a career ending injury and screw himself out of $80M. Genius!

 

[MajorLeaf]

Considering that's not an Utah jersey, nah.

The best I can do for now, but close enough!

 

[RussianBum86]

Then catch a career ending injury and screw himself out of $80M. Genius!

He has a higher chance of getting knocked out with a major injury by accidental contact to the head in game 7 by players that their coach claims only checks players with the puck.

 

[Menzinger]

CBJ seems like a likely destination regardless what the polls say, not far from Toronto, small market, further along in the rebuild than most teams, cap space for additional signings, Marchenko is the only proven top 6 RW currently on the team....

plenty of good reasons to sign there.

I can see them making a big offer. Not sure he'll accept, but a Midwestern US team I think would be a good fit for what he's looking for. And they obviously want to try and attract a star player.

It'll cost them on the aav though

 

[Fatass]

Marner is going to take a one year paycut to a contender like Dallas then get paid the year after.

Interesting idea. If Marner takes a one year deal at what point during the 2025/2026 can he sign a long term (8 year) deal with that new club? Is it January 1, 2026?