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2 points
2020 Offseason
ely s and one other reacted to krsmith17 for a post in a topic
I don't really disagree with any of this. He hasn't proven he can be a 75+ point player, over 82 games, but he has proven he can be a 75+ point pace player. If he can stay healthy, he definitely has that sort of upside. That's why you work on a long-term contract now, before he goes out and proves it next season, and earns an extra mil or two long-term. I'd bet on him now, and hope it pays off. Giving Mantha another half season to prove himself could come back to bite us. Yes. -
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2020 Offseason
LeftWinger and one other reacted to Scott R Lucidi for a post in a topic
Mantha at 6-8 million? Not yet. He has played in 3/4 of the games in each of his 4 seasons. He's not injury prone. He's just missed games do to injury. Most players do. Part of the job as a hockey player. The fact is that his highest point total with top line minutes is 48. Has he had stretches where he looked like a 6 million a year player? Yes. Has he had a season like that? No. Not even close. Mantha goes to arbitration and gets 4.25 million for one year. Then if he does what he can do for a whole season and puts up 75+ points, he gets the big contract. But right now, he has not proven he can do that. -
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Scott R Lucidi and one other reacted to F.Michael for a post in a topic
Reading the responses by NYR fans appear pretty much sympathetic towards our situation, and most gave props on Yzerman’s track record as a GM, and pointed out that he had only been in charge since last spring/summer. The writer may be a hack, but the fans were top notch. -
1 point
2020 Offseason
Dabura reacted to LeftWinger for a post in a topic
Honestly, it's only last season that Mantha would've had outscored Bert if they had played 80 games, and even then it would've only been by 16 points. The other season's they both were between 40 and 50 points. I don't see where Mantha should get significantly more than Bert. I say $4.5M and call it. Give him a year or two to prove he can consistently get 70+ points, then reward him. He'll be a UFA either way when the contract is over, whether it's 1 or 8 years. He'll be 27 this season. You can't give him the same 2.5% raise, that would net him over $8M, so between $4.5M and $5M for a year or two and let's see him earn the $6M to $8M (or more.) Just my opinion...