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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 19, 2020 14:30:58 GMT -5
Eric Engels posted a Sportsnet report that Markov made $63 million dollars playing for the Habs, and earned every penny of it. Tony Marinio on TSN690 the other day had said that MB offered Markov a 1 year contract that with easily obtainable bonuses would have made Markov over what he had made the previous season. He also pointed out that Montreal gave Markov a big contract after coming off a serious injury when they didn't know if he could every play to the level he had before. I agree with the thought that Markov was responsible for this himself by insisting on a two year deal. Markov did not reach 1000 games with Montreal because of MB but because he missed 2 1/2 years due to injury. I loved Markov as a Hab and was hoping for his return. From a PR perspective MB did a horrible job that summer handling it, but if reaching 1000 games was that important to Markov he would have taken a 1 year deal. Markov was a great player who made players around him better, much better and on almost any other team would have his numbered retired. I hope that eventually happens, not like 79 is in high demand anyway, but it would be a shame to see it on a lesser player. Good post ... interesting info from Tony Marinaro ... for years it seemed we won more games with Andrei Markov in the lineup than when he wasn't ... those back-to-back knee injuries really took the wind out of his sails ... still, he had a pretty good career ... only wish he'd have been part of a Cup team in Montreal ... just wasn't to be ... Cheers.
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Post by Scotty D on May 5, 2020 11:21:47 GMT -5
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Post by seventeen on May 5, 2020 12:56:24 GMT -5
Yeah. Hugely underrated. Fourteen full seasons with the team, made the playoffs 8 times and some of those teams he was on weren't very good. Points per game at .58, which included some low scoring NHL seasons. By the slimmest margins, slightly better numbers than Weber. Will Weber age as well?
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