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Originally Posted by dissentowner
There is nothing wrong with one or two years, I was responding to a post that stated Marner was insisting on a five year $10M deal so he can have his cake and eat it too. GM's have to take some kind of stand for themselves so they have some advantages too. If Marner wants $10M plus a year he has to concede UFA years or he can sit at home. Also Marner is like 21, it is sad that his career will be over at 28 or 29 seeing how you know this.  |
It easy to say sign X or sit at home. In practice, it's a different matter.
But it's poor business for Toronto to have a premium players sitting at home when you want to win the Stanley Cup.
Many players today (the premium RFA's) want to be paid what they are worth today, since they are actually playing in their prime. That's what Matthews and Aho got.
yes, they want their cake and eat it too. Who doesn't want that? And it looks like certain of the premium RFA's got that.
Marner doesn't have to concede anything if he chooses not too.
His career isn't obviously over in his late 20's, but his negotiating power changes drastically if he's negotiating an 8-year deal at that time.
Played want to negotiate the 8-year deal when they are young enough to get it unconditionally (i.e without any discount for older years in term or AAV). That's how they will maximize their lifetime income.
The fact is, Marner has more leverage. He's an exceptional talent that cannot be easily (or if all) replaced). The fans want him playing. Standing up to him (which may be the smart thing to do from a long term business strategy move) is hard when you have everyone wanting him playing. Toronto already showed they will bend for Matthews. I suggest it's unlikely they draw a line in the sand for Marner, and I think he knows it.