Twitter just buzzing that Islanders are giving Mitch a 12.5x5 offer sheet today
- ClarksonDavid

I’d take the compensation in a second

I want this to end
- ClarksonDavid

It will. He'll be an Islanders in 7 days and we'll be able to look forward to the draft again.

Cool. They're a Semyon Varlamov injury away from top-10 picks.
- AdamFrench

Yeah honestly, at that number he’s gone you’d think.

I’d take the compensation in a second
- RickJames77

Yup. Is what it is, he doesn’t want to be here that bad if he takes that deal.

I’d take the compensation in a second
- RickJames77

Same here, could be 2 or 3 lottery picks.

Agree with her 1000%
- AdamFrench

Lol wtf

Wtf is wrong with people who seek office

She made Melnyk appear the sympathetic figure in this anecdote - wtf

I’d take the compensation in a second
- RickJames77

If Leafs take the compensation, the only way it makes sense if they add Tkachuk via offersheet..

I would be very very surprised though if Marner would sign with NYI - poopty team and poopty arena.

Only MTL and NYR make sense imo.

I think it would be funny to take the Islanders picks.

Welcome to the Islanders Mitch...

I guess he plans to move also. He won't exactly have any local hero treatment here anymore

Cool. They're a Semyon Varlamov injury away from top-10 picks.
- AdamFrench

If Leafs take the compensation, the only way it makes sense if they add Tkachuk via offersheet..

I would be very very surprised though if Marner would sign with NYI - poopty team and poopty arena.

Only MTL and NYR make sense imo.
- MaximusAurelius

Id take tkachuk too

Twitter just buzzing that Islanders are giving Mitch a 12.5x5 offer sheet today
- ClarksonDavid

Lakers

If Leafs take the compensation, the only way it makes sense if they add Tkachuk via offersheet..

I would be very very surprised though if Marner would sign with NYI - poopty team and poopty arena.

Only MTL and NYR make sense imo.
- MaximusAurelius

One of these days you'll realise that that is only your opinion and that others think differently than you.

But I guess today is not that day.

IF Marner accepts an Islanders offer-sheet, it proves one thing; all he cares about is money and the argument about feeling "disrespected" is complete horsepoop.

I think it would be funny to take the Islanders picks.

Welcome to the Islanders Mitch...

I guess he plans to move also. He won't exactly have any local hero treatment here anymore
- Aetherial

Take the picks for sure. Re-sign Gardiner (unfortunately) and trade for Zucker.

Twitter just buzzing that Islanders are giving Mitch a 12.5x5 offer sheet today
- ClarksonDavid

I would think most GMs would value 4 NYI 1st round picks more than Marner.

I would assume there is a lot of respect between the two GMs...I feel as if the leafs truly can’t afford his asking price they will talk trade over an offer sheet.

I want this to end
- ClarksonDavid

If he gets an offer sheet, it will finally.

I think it would be funny to take the Islanders picks.

Welcome to the Islanders Mitch...

I guess he plans to move also. He won't exactly have any local hero treatment here anymore
- Aetherial

Yeah (frank) marner if he does that

I really don’t see how he thinks he’s worth more than 9.5 especially after the Aho offer sheet.

Whatever...worse case we get 4 1st round picks to trade for someone decent...plus the cap space.

I prefer Marner but not if he’s going to be a little female dog here.

It’s a total bluff though...Paul would give Mitch a spanking if he left his family in Toronto.

Yeah honestly, at that number he’s gone you’d think.
- ClarksonDavid

I think they match almost any #....almost.

I think they match almost any #....almost.
- Garnie

Idk about that.. That’s a lot of money and so far out of line what he should be paid. It would be interesting.

Take the picks for sure. Re-sign Gardiner (unfortunately) and trade for Zucker.
- walshyleafsfan

Imagine If the reason Gards is waiting is to see if Marner gets offer sheeted

Shore is a depth piece..there will be games where he’s a healthy scratch. He could even be on the Marlies.

As it stands now I see Babs using Kerfoot on the PK. We’ll see if that’s true but Babs likes speed and the fact Kerfoot can win faceoffs I think we see a lot of him there this season.
- Santo_44

We won't know anything until after camp. Shore is a depth piece. But Max isn't incorrect. He has been an effective Penalty killer before. His numbers point to a guy who's defensively responsible on the PK, and effective at reducing high danger chances.

You can see Babs using Kerfoot on the PK. Maybe he will. He has a nice FO%, so there may be a role for him there, but based on history and evidenced by the fact that Babs was quite willing to throw out a PK with no centres at all, if we have other options it's less likely Kerfoot gets used there (admittedly with Hyman out to start the year, there's going to be opportunity for other guys to step up).

Idk about that.. That’s a lot of money and so far out of line what he should be paid. It would be interesting.
- ClarksonDavid

You can’t overpay anyone in the NHL. It’ll come back to bite you when you need the space.

I would think most GMs would value 4 NYI 1st round picks more than Marner.

I would assume there is a lot of respect between the two GMs...I feel as if the leafs truly can’t afford his asking price they will talk trade over an offer sheet.
- Santo_44

depends on the communication between Marner's camp and Dubas.

Marner only signs an offersheet with a team he wants to play for (again, I don't think it will be NYI, but we'll see).
the offersheet option is much more interesting for Marner because:
1/ he gets to pick his contract (team he would be traded to still need to agree on a contract with him)
2/ he gets to pick the team ; Toronto or offersheet team X. (in a trade, Leafs would hold all the cards).

I personally think that if Marner signs with NYI, leafs should let him go.
If he signs with a big team (NYR/MTL) then Leafs should match.
Reasoning is that I can understand signing with one of these other original six teams where it is really not only about money, but as well as being part of something big (like in Toronto) - while signing an offersheet with NYI shows his motivations are different (money, being in NYC, maybe being on same team with Martin his friend (?) , etc.).

so I could respect him signing an offersheet with MTL/NYR, not with NYI - so you let him go in the latter case.

One of these days you'll realise that that is only your opinion and that others think differently than you.

But I guess today is not that day.

IF Marner accepts an Islanders offer-sheet, it proves one thing; all he cares about is money and the argument about feeling "disrespected" is complete horsepoop.
- GreatGigInTheSky

oh yes, i respect that.
I did say as well 'in my opinion'.

We won't know anything until after camp. Shore is a depth piece. But Max isn't incorrect. He has been an effective Penalty killer before. His numbers point to a guy who's defensively responsible on the PK, and effective at reducing high danger chances.

You can see Babs using Kerfoot on the PK. Maybe he will. He has a nice FO%, so there may be a role for him there, but based on history and evidenced by the fact that Babs was quite willing to throw out a PK with no centres at all, if we have other options it's less likely Kerfoot gets used there (admittedly with Hyman out to start the year, there's going to be opportunity for other guys to step up).
- Monkeypunk

I don’t think this is true...Babs doesn’t like using stars on the PK. The Leafs top 2 centres are stars.(and Matthews isn’t particularly great defensively...but that’s another debate)

Imagine If the reason Gards is waiting is to see if Marner gets offer sheeted
- Santo_44

Would make sense. Surely, he would've been snapped up by now.

CJ and other media people have all pretty much said "I don't know how, but the Leafs and Gardiner are still looking at getting something done". Or words to that effect.