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Forum: NHL SigningsSep. 13, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed Mitchell Marner (6 Years / $10,903,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>I disagree. Players value on their contract should not depend on the cap available on their team., it's league comparables. You are correct that the Leafs are about 2.8m over cap with 23 man roster. So what? That may/may not be the Leafs fault but you couldn't expect the Marner to fall on the sword for 2.8m, if he didn't have too. The Leafs option was a shorter team to be under the cap currently. Other teams have their own cap issue coming when their RFAs are signed. We'll see how they deal with their situation. Sure doesn't look like the Leafs are unique in their cap dilemma.
Dubas has already said they are going with reduced roster...that saves 800,00 or 1.6m.
Unfortunately IMO we are reaching a stage where top players are taking a bigger piece of the pie and the lesser players are getting less and/or left to play in the AHL. The NHLPA and the majority of it's members are mid to lower priced players. It's their issue. Owners are going to spend to the cap, it just a question of how the pie is divided.</div></div>
Yeah, because there's such a big difference between $8 million and $11 million, not. Unless you're Jack Johnson, you're set for life regardless.
Forum: NHL SigningsSep. 13, 2019 at 7:47 p.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed Mitchell Marner (6 Years / $10,903,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>I've said Nylander, Matthews and now Marner are overpaid. But is the new NHL and pay structure for RFAs? I know Leaf haters think this so bad for the Leafs, but now we have another "bar" for RFAs. Let's see what some of the other sign for before we say the Marner is that good or bad.
It's bargain compared to some of the recent UFA signings with long term. Karlsson at 11.5, Hayes at 7.1m. Kopitar at 11m. Is 27 year old Sequin at 9.8m X 8 or Stone at 9.5m X 8a better bargain than 22 year old Marner?</div></div>

It's not even all about Marner himself. It's about the Leafs cap space, or lack thereof. If this was the Leafs one big money player, then people probably wouldn't make as big of a deal about it. But now the Leafs have 3 players averaging about $11 Million, which is ridiculous. Even after taking Horton and Clarkson off the books for LTIR, the Leafs would still be $2.8 Million over the cap...
Forum: NHL SigningsSep. 13, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.
Thread: Winnipeg Jets signed Joshua Morrissey (8 Years / $6,250,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>arafay</b></div><div>You know scheifele was also part of that problem. So was Connor and every tother jet on the ice at that moment. The fact is that both JoMo and Trouba are premier defencemen in their own end in this league. JoMo is only slightly better as he is more mobile and moves the puck better. The bread and butter of trouba's Game is his defensive play. Offence is just complimentary to it. If you think Trouba is bad in his own end your simply wrong and I can’t argue against that. (Mind you Trouba had better advanced stats than JoMo while they play together almost all the time)

However I think that Trouba has reached his peak and JoMo could be a perennial 60 pt guy if he can prove to be a 1 pp qb</div></div>

As a Jets fan, I can tell you, Trouba is a horrible defender.