The NHL writer Luke Fox recently shared his opinion that the Toronto Maple Leafs should avoid prosecuting Brad Marchand in a free agency if his price requested is $ 7 million or more per year.
Marchand approach to the free agency this summer as a contract – transporting a ceiling of 6.125 million dollars coming to an end. After 16 seasons in Boston, it was treated at the Florida Panthers on the deadline for trade. He and the Panthers have now reached the Stanley Cup final.
When asked if the leafs could potentially sign Marchand in a free agency, Fox admitted that it was possible but it seems unlikely. He noted that even if the pedigree of the merchant championship and bidirectional skills would benefit the Leafs, his age is not aligned with the need for the team to become younger.
Fox explained via Sportsnet that Marchand always produces at a high level, as evidenced by his 51 points this season, good for the ninth among the ovi pending:
“And on July 1, we expect Marchand, a champion once (or twice), obtained $ 7 million or more, for example, a three -year contract.
“If it is the price of merchant, the Maple Leafs must look elsewhere. They must become younger, no older,” he added.
Fox said Marchand brings experience, leadership, solid defensive game and power game. However, if he is looking for an AAV of an AAV of $ 7 million or more, the Leafs would be intelligent to avoid this commitment.
In the end, Fox has recognized that Marchand will probably drive an agreement of three years worth $ 7 million per season or more in free agency with other teams.
Brad Marchand “Enjoy time with the Panthers
Brad Marchand “takes advantage of his time with the Florida panthers this season while the team does another race for the Stanley Cup. Despite one of the ice leaders, Marchand is trying to adopt a more relaxed approach and simply focus on pleasure.
“It’s more like enjoying every day like, you have fun when you come to the ice. It can be stressful when you start to think too much about things, start looking at the future or the pressure you sometimes put,” said Marchand via apnews.com.
“This time, I come to the rink every day and I have fun and I try to live in the moment. You know, taking nothing too seriously,” he added.
This does not mean that Marchand is not serious about winning – in particular with the Panthers in the Stanley Cup final, against Edmonton’s Oilers in a revenge match with high issues of the confrontation of seven games of last year, that Florida won.
Edited by Veer Badani
