Nik the Trik said:
Coco-puffs said:
No, not seriously. I was being facetious. Good catch.
Coco-puffs said:
Do you really think the Leafs are asking all of these guys to take SIGNIFICANT discounts? Like, what type of contract is a significant discount to you?
I don't know. I think the sums of money getting talked about here are pretty significant regardless of the percentage of the overall sum.
If you want specifics though my guess is that the Leafs are asking all three to take anywhere from 10-25% less than market.
If I'm the player, 10% less than market is the max I'd take. I think the main issue is where everyone pegs their market value TODAY (ie prior to them possibly exploding their point totals this season):
My values:
Willy:
6yrs: 7M (Pasta + cap increase).... so 6 x 6.3M
8yrs: 8M (a bit less than Draisatl)... so 8 x 7.2M
Marner:
Same as Willy IF they were signing in the same year. Since Marner's contract starts a year later, add 5% for cap increase.
Matthews:
(I'll only consider the 8 yr): 12.5M ... so a 10% discount puts him at 11.25M
25% would be crazy discount, I agree. So maybe you view their market values much higher because I doubt the Leafs are asking all 3 of these guys to sign for less than what I have above (with 10% discount).