I love that American sports radio is just two douches poopting on pro athletes and here in Canada everybody is on eggshells about potentially insulting somebody.

That's double Kucherov! He did 3 x 4.7 on his bridge.
- The Law

Yes, but before his bridge contract he did around 65 points

Not 94.

That's double Kucherov! He did 3 x 4.7 on his bridge.
- The Law

Cool..that's 4 years ago.
Different time and different circumstances.
No relevance now.
Imo

Yes, but before his bridge contract he did around 65 points

Not 94.
- Scabeh

Exactly

Best 5v5 goal scorer...
- Steven_Seagull

two words:



Ryan
Poehling

two words:



Ryan
Poehling
- MaximusAurelius

Irrefutable. Can't believe the Habs have the best and worst goal scorers in history.

That's double Kucherov! He did 3 x 4.7 on his bridge.
- The Law

yeah. a 3 year deal is 6ish for marner imo.

i really don't get it. unless marner has the balls to sign an offer sheet, he really has minimal leverage.

two words:



Ryan
Poehling
- MaximusAurelius

If your only playing 2 mins/game....he’s your man.

I love the guy, scored a ton, still 65 points behind #1 though ( I realize he missed some games )

My opinion is he got 8 yr money and a 5 year term and it will be even more crushing if he walks after 5.
- Garnie

All those guys signed 5 yr deals and stayed.

For me he's better than SS but not quite at Gino level.

Stamkos same deal today = 5 x 9.5
Gino same deal today = 5 x 12.5

Middle ground would have been 11.

I love that American sports radio is just two douches poopting on pro athletes and here in Canada everybody is on eggshells about potentially insulting somebody.
- AdamFrench

We need our own Steven A Smith.

We need our own Steven A Smith.
- The Law

No
No we dont.
Fack the guy is an idiot

Yes, but before his bridge contract he did around 65 points

Not 94.
- Scabeh

Agreed. He's got amunition to get more ...but not double.

Another comp ......Patty Kane (good comp) got a 5 yr deal at the equivalent of 9 million today.

Marner doesn't get almost a milly more and sign for 2 less years.

Cool..that's 4 years ago.
Different time and different circumstances.
No relevance now.
Imo
- Fakepartofme

Ok, but precedent is how these things work. They don't just make poop up out of thin air.

yeah. a 3 year deal is 6ish for marner imo.

i really don't get it. unless marner has the balls to sign an offer sheet, he really has minimal leverage.
- Tumbleweed

I'm not arguing against MM or his value. I just think some of the "guesses" are way out of whack with anything that's ever been done in the NHL.

Maybe Marner establishes some new norm but it's never happened before.

All those guys signed 5 yr deals and stayed.

For me he's better than SS but not quite at Gino level.

Stamkos same deal today = 5 x 9.5
Gino same deal today = 5 x 12.5

Middle ground would have been 11.
- The Law

Meh, 8 yr 11.5 would have been da best.

McD has just signed for 12.5x8 and he’s no McDavid.

No
No we dont.
Fack the guy is an idiot
- Fakepartofme

Lol ...gotta take him with a giant grain of salt. He's a hilarious character.

"As resolute as I feel about my convictions, if I'm wrong, I'm man enough to say I'm wrong, because I find it a rare occasion anyway."

Steven A. Smith ...

Im guessing 9.8 for 3 years.
Not a great deal in term...but it may be what we're stuck with
- Fakepartofme

no way can they give him that..or will they ..Aho just signed for a lot less

thats dumb

Cool..that's 4 years ago.
Different time and different circumstances.
No relevance now.
Imo
- Fakepartofme

Aho 2019

Ok, but precedent is how these things work. They don't just make poop up out of thin air.
- The Law

Great. Meier, lablanc and aho all signed team friendly deals. Precedence.

All those guys signed 5 yr deals and stayed.

For me he's better than SS but not quite at Gino level.

Stamkos same deal today = 5 x 9.5
Gino same deal today = 5 x 12.5

Middle ground would have been 11.
- The Law

Not sure he’s better then SS either, he’s on Ovie level when it comes to the PP 1 timer.

Meh, 8 yr 11.5 would have been da best.

McD has just signed for 12.5x8 and he’s no McDavid.
- Garnie

I agree, problem was that conversation lasted this long ..."No".

Matthews obviously made the 5 yr term a 'must have'. A lot of the elite guys did in the past so Dubas didn't have a lot of leverage. I think McDavid and Ovechkin were the exceptions rather than the rule.

Great. Meier, lablanc and aho all signed team friendly deals. Precedence.
- Aaron_85

Again, context.

Meier at 6 for only RFA years. He didn't give up any UFA years. 6 was about right.

Labanc is (frank)ed ....not sure why that happened but I think we're all guessing that next summer he'll be given a big (frank)ing kiss by the Sharks.

Aho is NOT team friendly. 8.5 on a 5 yr puts him ahead of Getzlaf and Perry and almost on par with Kane and Toews on their post-ELC deals.

I agree, problem was that conversation lasted this long ..."No".

Matthews obviously made the 5 yr term a 'must have'. A lot of the elite guys did in the past so Dubas didn't have a lot of leverage. I think McDavid and Ovechkin were the exceptions rather than the rule.
- The Law

Then Leafs should have said "no", he's a RFA not a UFA.

But I'm glad he's signed and I'm not the GM, so no sweat off my crack

Not sure he’s better then SS either, he’s on Ovie level when it comes to the PP 1 timer.
- Garnie

I think his numbers stack up well against SS. Malkin outpaced them both but his first 3 yrs were yrs 3-5 post draft as opposed to SS and AM entering the league right away. Tough to compare but I think Matthews side succeeded in arguing that he's closer to Malkin then he was Stamkos.

Again, context.

Meier at 6 for only RFA years. He didn't give up any UFA years. 6 was about right.

Labanc is (frank)ed ....not sure why that happened but I think we're all guessing that next summer he'll be given a big (frank)ing kiss by the Sharks.

Aho is NOT team friendly. 8.5 on a 5 yr puts him ahead of Getzlaf and Perry and almost on par with Kane and Toews on their post-ELC deals.
- The Law

Aho is pretty team friendly. A PPG guy for the next 5 years at 8.5 is great in this climate.