Pulled from capfriendly.com. Forgot to mention I only did Forwards so Erik Karlasons awful contract isn’t included.
His stats improve when you factor in assists, which is where 60%ish of his total career points come from, but he is the definition of average when you look at the contract dollars per point.
by KaleidoscopeOk1346
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Maybe if we could make the Leafs eat some of his salary, we could make it work
You nailed it—it will be quite interesting to see what occurs with Marner this offseason because of his contract.
He puts up a bunch of points (in the regular season at least), and a change of scenery may help his postseason success. Marner being moved depends on what he’s willing to sacrifice in regards to dollar amount or term to find a potential suitor though. It’s unclear what a return would look like without a sign-and-trade situation. His no-move clause gives him a lot of control…
That said, he’s a bonafide 27-year old goal scorer that has won at every level (except the NHL) and they don’t exactly grow on trees. Looking forward to seeing the offseason Twitter rumor mill in all it’s glory this summer.
I know he has his “flaws” but he’s the exact type of player they’re lacking and will never find by drafting 18th every year. so I feel like you have to make some bold moves like it
Having a winning team isn’t just about having the best players, an arguably more important aspect is having the best contract value.
This is a big reason why the golden knights were so good right off of expansion, they traded the crazy amount of draft picks they got from the exp draft to get really good value contracts. They were trading picks like candy, I think I remember at some point they gave up a 1+2+3 for Tomas Tatar of all players? They didn’t have any huge superstars at the time (this was pre-Eichel).
If you have a player like Marner who’s making 11 mil and only plays like a 9 mil player through his contract, it’s not worth it.
The unfortunate reality is getting a winning roster takes time; a big part of it is all the micro roster decisions, signing a 6-7 dman for league min who plays like a 2M player is arguably almost as important as signing a 8M UFA who plays like a 9M player.
His career high goalscoring is 35, you’re not paying him for elite goalscoring. The question is whether his production stands up when he’s not playing with Nylander (40g scorer), Tavares (inconsistent but has been over 40g), and erm… who else… oh right yeah freakin’ Austin Matthews.
His contract isn’t terrible for someone who’s 27 so in his prime, has had 3 90+point seasons, two of which were in the last three years. Every full season he’s played except his first two in the NHL would have broken Preds records. He was on course for 100+ points had he played a full season this year and the couple of shortened years for him both had him on pace for 90+ points.
All the stats suggest he’d be the best playmaking forward in franchise history, but he’s not the goalscorer. So do you sign him in the hope he elevates Forsberg to 50/60g? I mean, it seems a leap but Forsberg has never played with truly elite linemates so maybe.
$11m in Toronto is like $9m in TN though. I’d hope they could extend him for the lesser figure due to the economic differences between the two regions. It’s the only possibility I see Preds getting Mitch is if he preemptively green lights long term on the lower figure, & I don’t see this being very likely to occur.
I swear our fanbase has the mindset of a mid major college team
Many Preds fans think no player should make more than $5mil a season.
Consider that what you would probably re-sign him for is what Saros would be re-signing for.
As a fan, I’m not against bringing Marner in. You have to also consider what else besides Saros goes the other way. Tomasino? Wood maybe? Some picks too? Fabbro?
Despite however Marner may fit here, I really don’t see Trotz doing it.
1) I think he’s very committed to Saros.
2) We don’t need a winger.
3) He’s WAYYYY too young for Trotz and he hasn’t won a cup. If he were 37, on a 3 year deal that will be a lead weight in 2 years, and won a cup in 2014, I could see it.
As both a Preds and Leafs fan, the leafs would 1000% win a 1 for 1 Saros for Marner trade
Per goal is a terrible metric.
So basically, you get what you’re paying for?
Not sure what you’re getting at here. If you want good players in their prime you have to pay them good money…
If you’re gonna judge Marner primarily off his goal production, you obviously don’t watch him play.