Quoting: rush5154
That wasn't their contract - they dumped Clarkson's deal and in return took Horton's because his was insured and they have the money to pay it out. This current regime (Lou/Dubas) hasn't signed a bad contract so far, which is why Dubas is being VERY cautious in his negotiations with Nylander. If he overpays Nylander, he'll set a precedent and then Marner's and Matthew's agents will respectively ask for overpayments and put this team in cap trouble.
Curious...
Everyone in Maple Leaf land seems so put out that Nylander is not yet signed.
You make a valid point above (both about Chicago vs. Toronto situation as well as overpaying).
((side-note...Columbus knew just how difficult Johanssen was going to be so traded him to Nashville for Jones, who in my opinion is an even better player)).
Question is why so many Armchair GM's seem to value Marner higher on their posts when re-signing both Nylander (2018) and Marner (2019).
They both play wing, they are very close in age (Marner 1 year younger from contract standpoint), and both have very similar stats...
(Nylander has 22+39=61 & 20+41=61 in the last 2 years / Marner has 19+42=61 & 22+47=69 in the last 2 years).
Nylander seems to show between $6M & $7.5M, and most posts show Marner at $8M - $9M.
Even yours above is $7M vs. $8.6M.
Why do you value Marner higher than Nylander?