That was back when they complained how he never had at least 70 points in a season or 30 assists. It was a stupid argument saying those negative things about him, even though they wanted to see Arizona give him a huge offer sheet.
I'm talking about on tv even and the more mainstream hockey sites. It's a subject for regular speculation and not just on forums like this.
I'm not Pookie.
He's not leaving his buddies and lifestyle here to go play with bedard if they get him. Arizona is a disaster and he won't leave for fhem. Zero percent chance imo. I don't think he leaves. Why would he? He can .and money until he's dead singing memorabilia. If he wins a single cup he's kids kids won't have to pay for a meal here. I think he's a leaf for life, which includes coaching/management of he so choses. He ain't going anywhere.
The only proof from any NHL Insiders about Arizona wanting to sign Matthews to an offer sheet was these comments from Elliotte Friedman.
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Yeah ok. I didn't say Arizona wanted to sign him to an offer sheet. I said there was speculation about him remaining here. About the status of his current contract. And I don't know if there were Leafs haters on here bashing him or not. Because that's not what I was talking about. You brought it up for some reason. But when I'm talking about the Leafs haters on this forum I'll send you the memo there champ.The only proof from any NHL Insiders about Arizona wanting to sign Matthews to an offer sheet was these comments from Elliotte Friedman.
Friedman: Coyotes eyed Auston Matthews offer sheet before extension
Auston Matthews never became a restricted free agent. But the Arizona Coyotes were believed to have been eyeing an offer sheet if he had.
“The Toronto Maple Leafs 100% believed that if Auston Matthews got to July 1 last year, Arizona was going to offer-sheet him seven years, the max,” Friedman said. “And I’ve looked at it, and people around the league have told me they believe that to be the case.
“Nobody has said to me that’s false. I think the Leafs believed it, I think the Coyotes were going to do it and I think the league knew it. So the attitude is moving.”
That doesn't mean there was Leafs haters on here who bashed Matthews and still wanted to him to sign an offer sheet with Arizona, which would make them look like hypocrites.
So Matthews was going to get a max contract offer as a 20 year old rfa from a team that would ALSO lose 4 first round picks. Ok. Well, now he has won a Hart and Richards and will be in his full out prime for pretty much all 8 years. And there's now NO 4 first-round pick compensation.The only proof from any NHL Insiders about Arizona wanting to sign Matthews to an offer sheet was these comments from Elliotte Friedman.
Friedman: Coyotes eyed Auston Matthews offer sheet before extension
Auston Matthews never became a restricted free agent. But the Arizona Coyotes were believed to have been eyeing an offer sheet if he had.
“The Toronto Maple Leafs 100% believed that if Auston Matthews got to July 1 last year, Arizona was going to offer-sheet him seven years, the max,” Friedman said. “And I’ve looked at it, and people around the league have told me they believe that to be the case.
“Nobody has said to me that’s false. I think the Leafs believed it, I think the Coyotes were going to do it and I think the league knew it. So the attitude is moving.”
That doesn't mean there was Leafs haters on here who bashed Matthews and still wanted to him to sign an offer sheet with Arizona, which would make them look like hypocrites.
The next 8 years may well be so called prime, but odds are We have seen Mathews best years. So if he gets a bigger deal it will be for worse production.
The only possible scenario is that over the past 5 years he has matured and has come to the realization that if he takes the max it makes it very difficult to build a winner around him.
Has any player league wide signed for the max allowable?
Not exactly, the Leafs still haven't optimized him on the powerplay the way you see with guys like Mackinnon, McDavid, prime Ovi and Drai.
No. During RFA negotiations, when they had a ton of leverage, they wanted contracts that they had earned, that were consistent with the history of post-ELC contracts. During UFA negotiations, when they will have a ton of leverage, they most likely will want contracts that they have earned, that are consistent with the history of UFA contracts.
Players sign for more money as ufa's when they hold all the leverage than when they were rfa's.
Before Connor McDavid signed his 8 year/$12.5 million contract, it was said if any player could have signed for the max allowable it would have been him.
Will never know what would have happened if Matthews became an RFA on July 1, 2019. However, I honestly believe that Arizona would have done everything possible for him to sign an offer sheet with them.
Players do tend to have more leverage in UFA situations, and UFA contracts tend to be higher for a number of reasons - which leverage is one of, but the disparity in leverage tends to get massively exaggerated, especially for top tier players that hold significant leverage in any situation, because they are significant parts of a team that cannot be replaced by just cap space.
Those took things to extremes, but they are actually a good illustration of how the ages that contracts run through affect cap hit, which adds a counterbalance to things like leverage disparities.
Marner had massive amounts of leverage when he held out for 10.9m - an amount consistent with the history of post-ELC contracts. I expect him to similarly want a contract consistent with the history of UFA contracts.
Why didn't all of the others players that didn't?
