But they won’t know if hel sign or not. So teams will have to clear out roughly 14-15 million in cap space in the days leading up to July 1st just to make an offer to Matthews that he’s probably going to refuse.
Speculation: 2 years away. Do you think Matthews accepts a slight raise OR takes us to the cleaners next contract?
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I have read a gazillion times on this board that he will be signing with Arizona. Could all of these posters been wrong?
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How would other teams know for sure unless he made it publicly known he wasn't re-signing here and would explore free agency? Which would make for a very uncomfortable final season here.
Other big market US teams would love to have Matthews. LA, New York, Chicago plus Seattle and Vegas are all possibilities. He's a mega star and the US loves it stars.
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He is going to demand whatever he wants. Just like McDavid and Drai. That is what top 5 guys get
Mack was every bit a max player as Matty. It will be interesting to see how Matty handles the negotiations.
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Matthews could fire his agent really. Max contract, full NTC all Signing bonuses he could ask for and get. Not much to negotiate. Anything less than that is because Matthews decided it to be so, not the GM.
You know a max contract in the NHL is like 16 million? It’s not like in the NBA where all the elite players sign max contracts.
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I am just going by what was reported, not guessing.
"Negotiations with Matthews began last July and over time meetings were held in Los Angeles and Toronto. The issue of team captaincy never came up. Matthews began seeking an eight-year contract. Talks would often go quiet. A couple of weeks ago a six-hour meeting in Toronto appeared to be the breakthrough in getting the deal done."
So he wanted an eight-year deal it sounds like.
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I recall it being reported that he was willing to go for more term but that it would have bumped the AAV up too much for Leafs' comfort level.
I mean ya, that is what happens with more prime years, I am just pointing out that this notion that he wanted to do 5 and leave is baseless.
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Oh I agree. This narrative that he's looking to bolt is pure paranoia (though I can understand why Leaf fans, as a group, tend to expect the worst outcome since that's usually how it goes for us).
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Will they win a round and will Dubas still be GM? If so, he’ll get max allowed, if not I predict he’ll go elsewhere.
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Toronto is still the biggest NHL stage and I think he's embracing the fact that the Leafs (and by extension - him) are the NHL's most hated villains.
The Leafs only have to clear just over $3 million to get to $15 million x 8, whereas other teams would have to go absolute max over 7 years ($17ish million x 7 years) to even come close.
IMO it will be incredibly difficult for any other team clear that amount of cap space if they hope to ice a contending team.
All 3 guys took the Leafs to the cleaners as RFAs just wait until they are UFAs. They’ll have all of the leverage. Either you give them what they want or they walk. UFA contracts are stupid too, even JT was offered $13 mill in 2018.
Hopefully these guys learned that you can’t win with guys making the minimum throughout the lineup and take a fair contract. Quality depth/line mates cost more than $1-2 mill.
Hoping for $13 mill x 8 but expecting $15 mill x 8 or a short-term $13 mill x 3/4.
Hopefully these guys learned that you can’t win with guys making the minimum throughout the lineup and take a fair contract. Quality depth/line mates cost more than $1-2 mill.
Hoping for $13 mill x 8 but expecting $15 mill x 8 or a short-term $13 mill x 3/4.
They put Gretzky in LA in the late 80s and Crosby in Pittsburgh for the exact same reason they'd put Matthews in Arizona.
It can absolutely happen
NHL will never ever let it happen
gotta spread out the talent, not all on one team
especially when it's Toronto
The Leafs are the hottest ticket in the League, always have been, so from a business perspective this city doesn't even need Matthews so we're lucky that he's even here right now
who knows for how much longer though.
Every one of us has this nagging little hunch that he's going somewhere else.. which is a very real possibility
But it won't matter because the Leafs will still sell out and that right there is the #1 problem that has plagued this franchise for decades
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I don't think it's going to be an 8 year deal, that puts him at an awkward age for his retirement deal. Imo 3-5 years for cheaper than expected and then a retirement deal from ~30-38, possibly somewhere other than Toronto. Gets his money, endorsements, a competitive window, sets the all-time Leafs goal/points record for a couple decades, and gets to live his LA/Arizona life if he wants to do that in the back half of his career without it being a sad 36 year old gimmick.
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