Quoting: BlueSeeker
How about 4 years at 8.5 million?
Realistically I could probably live with that, but no.
Aho and Marner are very comparable (play wise, but Aho is a Centre with a weaker team around him and so is worth more), any Marner contract should be based off that one, and if we are walking Mitch to UFA it needs to be a discount on that.
Intrinsic worth for Marner on a 3 year deal is ~3@7.6 ish, so a 4 year deal would have to be closer to 7aav.
Would he sign it? Not likely so I think the point is moot.
I think a deal structured like the following is likely (7 593 169 aav)
2019-20: $5 200 000 ($4 500 000 in SB)
2020-21: $7 579 507 ($6 879 507 in SB)
2021-22: $10 000 000 ($0 000 000 in SB)