Quoting: BrandonDubinskyGOAT
So you think that Marner’s camp is going to okay with Nylander and Matthews being paid more than their market value whereas Marner gets less or equivalent? Also, it’s not just about the stats. Marner has more raw talent. His skating, agility, vision, creativity, puck skills are all better.
Exactly; I can't get over how many Leaf fans are siding with the Leafs management. That office put the team in a cap crunch...the same office that has you fans waiting 52+ years for a cup.
Marner is elite talent and the guy should be paid as such. No stanley cup team in the modern era is winning without a A caliber playmaking winger and Toronto doesn't have one outside of Marner. Be happy you have him and fault the office for handling it poorly. A hockey player should maximize their value...their careers are short and sometimes cut extremely short with injuries....I don't blame a player for wanting to get max value.
Hawks fans on the other hand with Debrincat, are preparing for him to get paid and will crucify Stan Bowman if he doesn't get paid and locked in next summer. Is Debrincat worth $8.5M a year right now....hell no, but Hawks fans are saying pay the kid as you can see from our AGM's....and Debrincat is no Marner by a country mile. Did Hawks fans cry when Kane and Toews got locked into the most expensive contracts in the league at the time and forcing us into cap hell....nope, we faulted the office for handling other players incorrectly but not the two guys that brought us 3 cups. Matthews and Marner are your Kane and Toews.
Bottom line, Marner is worth whatever a team is willing to pay him and if the Leafs pay him $10M for 5 years I'd be happy. Conversely if an offer sheet comes in for $10.5M for 5 years, if I was a Leafs fan I'd be pissed if they don't match. But hey, you can side with that front office that hasn't brought Toronto a cup for 52+ years.