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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 5, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 12, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Thread: Mitchy signs the dotted line
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>All joking aside, I think you're hitting on what's driving so many people nuts with this Marner narrative. Marner's camp is creating a narrative where, in part, they feel like he is being disrespected and treating unfairly with the offers coming from the leafs. When in all actuality nothing could be further from the truth given the overpay of offers that the leafs have tabled.

For the average Joe, who probably does feel undervalued in the work they do and treated unfairly, this whole narrative smacks of entitlement and the definition of being a prima donna when he has a career ahead of him that will very likely pay him over $100 M. Marner is playing with fire with the tactics he's been using to date. It could very well end up burning him.. even if he does get his millions. At a certain point in life he'll realize there is more to life than money and ego.</div></div>

Yep. That was the intent in my post.
Funny thing is that even with your great explaination above (well written, easily spoon fed) some people are going ignore it because it doesn't suit their narrative.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 12, 2019 at 7:49 p.m.
Thread: Mitchy signs the dotted line
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oneX</b></div><div>I want a million dollars. <a href="/users/blowing_the_zone" target="_blank">@blowing_the_zone</a> was wanting less than that..
We all want alot things...such is life.</div></div>

All joking aside, I think you're hitting on what's driving so many people nuts with this Marner narrative. Marner's camp is creating a narrative where, in part, they feel like he is being disrespected and treating unfairly with the offers coming from the leafs. When in all actuality nothing could be further from the truth given the overpay of offers that the leafs have tabled.

For the average Joe, who probably does feel undervalued in the work they do and treated unfairly, this whole narrative smacks of entitlement and the definition of being a prima donna when he has a career ahead of him that will very likely pay him over $100 M. Marner is playing with fire with the tactics he's been using to date. It could very well end up burning him.. even if he does get his millions. At a certain point in life he'll realize there is more to life than money and ego.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 3, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.
Thread: What constitutes an overpay for Marner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pharrow</b></div><div>You can't cherry pick your comparables.
Pasta signed his deal in 2017 after a break out year. The year prior he played 51 games, had 15 goals and 26 points. If Pasta would have signed that deal one year later in 2018 after having 2 really good seasons you are looking at a different contract.

Marner in return has had 3 seasons over 60 points. The year before his contract year he put up 69 points. That's a far cry from 26.

The reality is the number for Marner is roughly 10.5 per.
The question is how much can you skim from that where it is worth if for him to stay in Toronto.
Maybe you can get in to 10.2 or 10.3 because of what he makes on endorsements in Toronto as opposed to somewhere else.
The real issue is most likely the length. If I was Marner I'm pushing hard for 4 years. He hits FA as soon as possible.</div></div>

Couldn't agree more on cherry picking comparables.

Where does that Marner kid get off making AM his only comparable??
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 3, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.
Thread: What constitutes an overpay for Marner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Goulet</b></div><div>At no point did I put JT in front of Crosby. Crosby is the best player of the last decade, bar none. Tavares, is somehow the forgotten one...and too many people, like yourself, believe Marner came before Tavares. He didn't. Marner is hands down the best winger JT has played with and you see that in his career high in goals. BUT...Tavares put up three 80 point seasons on the island with absolutely no help.

Crosby has improved everyone around him. Tavares has done a hell of a job with his second rate wingers over the years and doesn't get any credit for it. Crosby gets all the credit in the world. And deserves it.

On this Leafs team no one talks about how good Tavares is. 47 goals, best forward on the team last year and yet he is invisible to the fanbase in favour of the kids who aren't yet as good.

Marner is good. Great passer, great effort level, arguably the best winger on the team after the season Nylander had. But best player? No.</div></div>

Spot on about JT being the forgotten one, and how everyone is wrapped up with the young guys. Don't get me wrong, they're great. But this is why I love JT..

He comes across as humble despite being great. And he doesn't need the limelight or media accolades or the highest contract he can get in order to validate his worth. Can't put a price on that. It's called character and leadership. Something young guys in the league could learn from
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 3, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.
Thread: What constitutes an overpay for Marner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oneX</b></div><div>Man...if only more people thought logically like you and <a href="/users/Goulet" target="_blank">@Goulet</a> did here.
You are also right about the revenue/cap.
The NHL needs to focus on getting their product in front of more people rather than just taking the most money from whatever network.

And if they do take less money for more exposure, that will mean smaller cap increases.</div></div>

When former NBA VP Gary Bettman was anointed the Commish of the NHL, 25 years ...the hope and promise was that NHL was going to be a national watched sport in the USA resulting in huge TV deals for the league. Well this has never happened and likely never will. There are just too many small NHL markets who depend almost solely on there walkup game day attendees. Bettman and his minions have spent much of their energies bailing out poor franchises which were often awarded to owners with no financial backing.
From a financial POV....just for an operating league, the NHL should about 20 franchises and a cap hit 100m. The other franchises drag down the cap, but it does provide employment to another 250 NHLer and 300 AHLers. So the players don't really object to the lower cap, because more of than have high paying jobs. The owners don't want contraction because then the defunct franchises and even some of the others would have almost zero dollars in value.
So the NHL and there structure isn't likely to change. Interesting the NHL rich owners seems to more socialistic (share the financial resources) than the top players.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 31, 2019 at 10:12 a.m.