Yep. Marner isn't going anywhere until after 2024-2025 season.
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It's impressive seeing him grow and mature right in front of our eyes.
Physically, mentally, maturity, understanding the game and reading the plays earlier, more grit and he's a rock in terms of his attitude. Never gets too high and is even keel during slower times.
TRADE HIM NOW WHEN HIS VALUE IS HIGHEST.
But contentious. Very many people thought it was too much. Based on the last season and a quarter the Jays are getting full value.
BYW, congrats to "The King" getting in the HOF.
Would be very hard to do with a M-NTC. Nylander won't agree to being traded. If anything Nylander's best move would be to play out the season and test free agency.
Nylander only has a modified 10 team no trade clause, regardless, I think you might have miss a typical Shack sarcasm.
I got the sarcasm. I forgot to mention that teams would worry about accepting a trade with a player whose contract is expiring and is a UFA.
Ok hate is too strong a word and not apt for most but I really don't know what word to use to describe all these negative opinions about Nylander. He's playing probably the best he could possibly play and yet the "strong dislikers" all they're looking for is negatives to throw at him. Hence grasping at air, what was, and what ifs. You don't hear any of the media spew out any negatives so it can't be that excuse anymore. What gives?
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There's always the trade and sign like Treliving did with Tkachuk but he got shafted in that deal so there's that.
I really think he'll be a Leaf next year and beyond. Leafs obviously want him and he certainly loves playing in Toronto.
Especially for all the fans who think he sucks. I say they'll find the money somewhere and wait it out one more year until the Tavares contract ends.
Who's been negative about Nylander?
He's playing better, people don't criticize now, that's not enough for you?
You just gush over this guy, jamming him down everyone's throats, you have from Day 1.
Gets a bit much.
I think smuddan got it pretty good.
He was the definition of a warrior. A Viking.
He'd have won more awards but he played in the era of Orr, Potvin and Robinson. Also Savard, Park and Lapointe. Think of those 6 all playing at the same time.
Obviously much harder now to be negative because there's nothing to be negative about.
Hence the crickets as Glam eluded to.
But still plenty of backhanded compliments.
Ala he's playing great but it's all because of contract year.
Really?
My posts are actually not because I'm gushing over him.
It's just to point out how ludicrous all this hate of Nylander is.
Haters ... sorry ... strong dislikers ... only see what they want to see.
Sure, Nylander turned away from Bogosian.
So what? I see it. It was a nothing play.
He didn't have the right line. Bogo had him lined up.
To skate towards the puck he would have been skating into Bogo before he could get to the puck coming from the other way. He was smart enough to recognize it. If he was skating in the same line as Bogo with Bogo behind him that would have been a different play.
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Exactly, which proves the criticism is fair,
He underperforms consistently he gets criticized, he plays well consistently he gets big praise.
You can't argue with that.
I wouldn't discount the contract year concern, that would be a concern for any player.
You obvioiusly missed the point.
My point was it was the right play.
Same way you missed the point when you thought I was criticizing Matthews
WTF??!!
You're making this more confusing.
Just tell me instead of playing stupid games.
