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Forum: Armchair-GM13 hours ago
Thread: MARNER TO NASHVILLE WITH ASKAROV TAKING THE HELM AS TEAM STARTER
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gmgb</b></div><div>This three page tantrum you had because no one accepted your junk offer for Saros, indicates otherwise:

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/4914987

Your argument that any team would obviously throw a huge extension at Marner, but wouldn't think of extending Saros is flawed. 30 isn't old for a goalie. Money is a legitimate concern for owners, and cap space is a legitimate concern for GMs. Marner is already eating up a huge amount of both, and presumably would want more on an extension. A top goalie provides more on ice value than a top winger (and at a lower cost too). There are numerous reasons a team might choose to invest in Saros over Marner.

I can randomly scream these things in ALL CAPS, if that helps (I'm guessing you think it does).</div></div>

Saros is almost 30- TRUE or FALSE ?

Saros had a down season- TRUE or FALSE ?
Forum: Armchair-GM13 hours ago
Thread: MARNER TO NASHVILLE WITH ASKAROV TAKING THE HELM AS TEAM STARTER
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gmgb</b></div><div>They're both UFAs, so younger doesn't really mean much over the course of a year (neither player is old enough where you worry about age related decline over the course of the season). I still say treating one player like they're a rental, while pretending the other comes with an extension, does nothing to help assess trade value though.

It's difficult to compare goalies and skaters, but of the two Saros was definitely better in the post-season, for what that's worth.

Yeah, giving Marner that huge new contract probably is a point of concern for NSH. RW is far from their biggest need, and that money would be better spent on at center and RD. Nyquist can still hold down the fort on the top line for another year. He's already got great chemistry with Forsberg and O'Reilly and he's an absolute bargain for someone who was a top 40 scorer this past season. Looking into the future, NSH has Evangelista, Kemell, Tomasino, Wood, Fink, etc - Marner doesn't really fill a hole for NSH. At least not one that justifies paying him $11M or more, plus giving up whatever assets it would take to trade for him.

You may not be a Leafs fan, but your super biased views on Saros specifically (and goalie value in general) is just as evident as any you may think I have.</div></div>

I don’t have ANY “biased views” on Saros
You just don’t like FACTS bc you’re a homer
FACT- he’s approaching 30 &amp; not getting younger
FACT- he had a down season
Again, those aren’t my opinions, those are FACTS

U Wanna hang your hat on Saros being better on a super small sample size of 6/7 games, then that’s your choice
But it seems pretty dumb to me to focus on that over an entire season

And Mariner’s age &amp; position matter GREATLY
Bc even though they’re both under contract for only 1 year,
a team would (OBVIOUSLY) prefer to invest in the younger player who is more likely to continue his great play for longer

This isn’t rocket science
Marner is inarguably more valuable than Saros