Lol. This Jesse guy might be the most out to lunch Leaf fan I have ever seen.
What Roster changes do you make if Marner doesn't waive?
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Lol. This Jesse guy might be the most out to lunch Leaf fan I have ever seen.
notDatsyuk
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Keefe's system was 'whatever the players want' - hopefully Berube has a real one.
I would rather trade him, but the topic is "if we can't", and as long as we don't give him an extension I'm willing to see if Berube can make a difference.
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I just what the whole of their time here for an accurate picture. I have no agenda at all. I want Marner GONE, and honestly, if I had my choice, Matthews would be gone too. But I'm not quite ready to give up on him just yet. Given his contract situation it's unrealistic and I think he, along with Nylander, have the physical skills to succeed in the playoffs if they are properly motivated.
Marner is what he is.
I wonder what his username here is? Guesses?
Leafsfan74
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Well Leafs don't have a choice if he won't agree to a trade.
Berube said he is all about team. If this is true, he knows that Marner won't be a part of this teams future. As such, he is going to have to be as firm as a coach can be with Marners ice time, situations etc.
I would cut his minutes significantly. Have him start far fewer PPs. Make it obvious that the Leafs have moved on and he will come to realize "you're leaving town one way or another, it's up to you if you want to bag the extra $20M+ you would command if we have a sign and trade for 8 years".
His agent will realize a far smaller commission cheque on his next contract if he plays out the year if I am the coach.
This is the big leagues, this isn't a grocery store clerk or garbage man getting squeezed for a .50 an hour raise. We need not be outraged if the Leafs finally put the teams interests first.
All of these players are paid very well, from a corporate profits standpoint they have earned it I suppose. I don't begrudge their position at times. However, it is absurd to be bent over a barrel as a franchise without doing their best to convince him to move on. A player should have enough self respect and self awareness to know that he has made out very well and the team wants him to return the solid.
ULF_55
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Recent trend.
I wouldn't use career for Malkin or Crosby at this point of their career.
5 years is a more current streak.
You think 8 years ago is reflective of the current players?
Some might be trending upward, while others are downward.
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Lol. I don’t think it’s anyone on here.I just what the whole of their time here for an accurate picture. I have no agenda at all. I want Marner GONE, and honestly, if I had my choice, Matthews would be gone too. But I'm not quite ready to give up on him just yet. Given his contract situation it's unrealistic and I think he, along with Nylander, have the physical skills to succeed in the playoffs if they are properly motivated.
Marner is what he is.
I wonder what his username here is? Guesses?
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He probably broke his piggy bank and bought a Marner jersey or two.
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That's the whole point of the thread.
As I said, as long as we don't give him an extension, I'm OK with seeing what Berube can do with him.
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If you look at the Belak points per game, and compare them 'career' to 'last 5', it's interesting.
Nylander 'career' 1.17 to 'last 5' 1.44 - a large improvement.
Matthews 'career' 1.29 to 'last 5' 1.37 - a small improvement.
Marner 'career' 1.07 to 'last 5' 1.05 - basically no change.
Tavares 'career' 0.95 to 'last 5' 0.94 - basically no change.
Rielly 'career' 0.89 to 'last 5' 0.92 - a small improvement.
So according to these, Nylander has improved the most from his early days, Matthews has improved, Rielly has a bit, and Marner and JT are holding about the same. Exactly what the eye test seems to say.
It may be more noticeable if you also look at the most recent two or three years.
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That doesn’t work either. You can’t rely on in season pressures to get him to waive and expect any kind of return.
You have to find a team that wants him and has room for an 11m player. It also has to be one he is interested in going to. The return would be pretty minimal at that point.
You are also pretty much throwing away the season because you can’t spend any cap savings elsewhere.
Playing hardball here just isn’t realistic and isn’t going to work. You are going to have to sit him down before the season and work with him on somewhere he wants to go. If he refuses then you are pretty much suck with him for the season.
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Look at that dude's Twitter TL and even that convo with Daniel.
He's a massive Marner brown noser.
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Well, I would take a different approach. It's not personal, it's just business. This is how his agent would have been positioning it as he squeezed the Leafs. Don't forget that Marner was going to hold out and there were rumours he wanted much more. Once this was leaked, the public turned on him. He then signed a few days later if I recall.
Of course the ideal approach would be sit down with him and explain the situation. Leafs cap structure doesn't work based on their needs as a team, Nylander and Matthews already re-upped, there is a new manager and ownership decision makers yadda yadda.
Then you explain and have his agent explain how much he is leaving on the table if he doesn't sign for eight years. If he gets injured, if he has a sub-par year etc. You then remind him that the team has to give more minutes to other players to see what they have in them etc. This will mean fewer minutes for him.
Ultimately, a mature adult would understand the situation and say "ok, I have 7 great years of earnings, they treated me well, let me play with Matthews for years which padded my stats immensely. I should just accept this and move on".
Let's assume Leafs somehow resign both Bert and Domi, or try Knies up front etc. If Marner is not on Matthews line, he probably loses out on some points due to Matthews scoring prowess. If you consider other necessary changes in his ice time etc that I would employ as coach, well, this is all about team.
This is a business. This is a team that fans follow for their lifetimes, they are never rewarded. So, take the position you want but just as you maxed out your contract as an RFA, something he wouldn't have been given with another franchise at that point; don't expect there not to be a similar response.
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That's it. Such a great baseball movie.
"COACH! PUT ME IN THERE. I CAN THROW STRIKES!!!!" ***Hits Glove***
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Him and AM have both choked in the playoffs, though Matthews peaks higher and doesn’t hit the same lows. JT hasn’t been amazing but has been surprisingly clutch and Willy is good. Marner has very objectively been the biggest disappointment and you’re blind if you don’t see it.
But as much as he did choke - would have been nice of him to pop off for 2-1-3 in game 3 or 4, I also see that he’s anguished and in a bad state. He and his family are from Toronto and he’s a few inches from being a total pariah and I think his father already is one.
The security incident and boo hoo I’m a god quote are the actions of someone who is becoming unhinged and agitated and likely surrounded by enablers. This can only get worse if he and his camp make it worse.
Which sucks, but I bet conversations are already underway. There are already rumored interested teams and I bet there’s more.
Taking a new approach, changing the cap structure, giving guys a bigger shot, deep forward group etc,.
He reads the articles and browses the internet. Regular season he can help a lot of teams, especially metro teams where margin for error is tight and only two teams are top dogs as the Leafs have a seat at the table with three others.
He’s not gonna be traded for Pennies on the dollar, more like a dollar for a 50 cent piece (Larsson), a quarter (Tolvanen) and a few dimes (2024 4th, 2025 3rd). Yes, I would do that trade.
Or Necas (extended) or Pulock, Boldy, Farabee or Askarov - if they’re cool with it.
But as much as he did choke - would have been nice of him to pop off for 2-1-3 in game 3 or 4, I also see that he’s anguished and in a bad state. He and his family are from Toronto and he’s a few inches from being a total pariah and I think his father already is one.
The security incident and boo hoo I’m a god quote are the actions of someone who is becoming unhinged and agitated and likely surrounded by enablers. This can only get worse if he and his camp make it worse.
Which sucks, but I bet conversations are already underway. There are already rumored interested teams and I bet there’s more.
Taking a new approach, changing the cap structure, giving guys a bigger shot, deep forward group etc,.
He reads the articles and browses the internet. Regular season he can help a lot of teams, especially metro teams where margin for error is tight and only two teams are top dogs as the Leafs have a seat at the table with three others.
He’s not gonna be traded for Pennies on the dollar, more like a dollar for a 50 cent piece (Larsson), a quarter (Tolvanen) and a few dimes (2024 4th, 2025 3rd). Yes, I would do that trade.
Or Necas (extended) or Pulock, Boldy, Farabee or Askarov - if they’re cool with it.
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So forfeit regular season on top of forfeiting post season?
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Lol. Thanks man. I am doing a 12 hour shift tomorrow and I was just about to go to bed. But, now I may stay awake for a bit and watch that movie on Bflix
LMFAO
Exactly but everyone generalizes his playoff career when you have to deep dive the numbers he started out good and never really improved add to that the later into the series the worst he performs context is everything
I agree for the most part. It is just business. I don’t really have the same burning desire to see Marner specifically traded as I do to have some kind of major change to this roster.
But if he is the one management decides need to go that’s basically the way you have to do it.
Playing him all year in the bottom 6 with no special teams time like a bunch of people are calling for is unrealistic and based on emotion not reality
They bend over backwards to blame everyone around Marner. I've even read Sheldon Keefe get blamed even though he gave Mitch loads of minutes and opportunity, all with the best goal scorer in the league, even during stretches where it's clear they shouldn't be on the same line.
I honestly don't know if it's attempted gaslighting or just pure delusion.
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