Quoting: CBJ4CUP
In fairness, marner is better than drasital was when he signed the contract. Not saying he is now, but at the same age Marners better.
and drasital signed for 11.3% of the cap, if u do that to todays salary cap it would be 9.3mil, which I think is more fair
9.3/6 was a fair deal, now Aho signed for 8.5/5. Aho drives play better, way better defensively, and plays center AND they are same age part of the same draft. Sorry Marner, but your new comparable signed an offersheet agreeing he is worth 8.5/5. Thats where it starts for me.
Everyone can say Marner wont sign that, then sit out. If you own a house worth 1Mil, but are trying to sell it for 5Mil youre crazy. You may try, but the market in the area you live isnt willing to pay that much. And unless a crazy buyer comes in(offer sheet) and will give you youre stupid demands tough, you may want 5Mil, but you need to bring yourself down into reality. Aho-8.5/5, point is rumored on a 8-9/5 as well. Kane signed 11% of the cap. All comparables or better. Yes with no cap id give marner the moon, but in reality where he lives, if he wants to play he has to take a fair offer.
Also, all reports say Columbus and maybe the Isles have worked on offer sheets in the 11-12.5/7-8 range. Marner turned them down, because he wants to be a Leaf and wanted a contract that the leafs would be willing to match. So if thats the case, all those rumors are true, Mitch, you just lost all negotiating power. If you arent wiling to sign an offersheet and leave, you arent leaving, so sign the contract. Becasue after Oct 2, youre out for the season....