I'm not sure JT would ever want to sign with his home town team. He's a very laid back, private guy. I don't think his life style would fit in with the pressure of playing in your home town. ESP when he can go anywhere he wants.
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My mistake. I thought it was more but based my response off the original post in the thread. I still stand by the offer having to be absurd to even get the Islanders talking about moving their franchise center.
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It was interesting when he called Chris Botta before the draft and called out the Toronto media. I'm sure that left a sour taste in his mouth.
The original article is gone but this article has the excerpt I needed to prove my point http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2009/6/15/908470/2009-nhl-draft-prospect-preview
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Matthews + Rielly + their other top prospect and next years 1st/kad
Matthews will end up getting a mid-level deal - 6 years at 6.5M, or thereabouts - unless he obliterates the league. Even prodigious talent like McDavid won't even approach max deals until UFA years approach.
And ELC is three years, unless I'm mistaken.
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He's playing in New York, which is not so incredibly far off from Toronto in terms of attention.
I would agree, though, that his personality doesn't seem like the type of want to return to his hometown JUST to be home. He doesn't have that Messiah complex. I think if he hits the open market, and Toronto happens to be in a competitive position, then maybe.
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If Tavares ever leaves the isles as a free agent. Which I pray never happens. I would love for him to sign with MTL or the Sens. So close to Toronto it would sting a lot.
Also,leafs wouldn't trade Matthews for Tavares unless they agreed on an extension.
Also,leafs wouldn't trade Matthews for Tavares unless they agreed on an extension.
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If he played for the Rangers and not the Isles you might be right. Despite playing in Brooklyn we're not really embraced by the NYC market, they care a lot more about Lunqvist then JT. In Toronto there would be a blinding spotlight on him.
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The only way Tavares becomes available is if he chooses to become available.
He's as untouchable as you can be in the NHL today.
He's as untouchable as you can be in the NHL today.
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God damn these threads are annoying. Can we stop expecting all these damn players to sign with us as soon as possible because they grew up in the area or liked the team? Like jesus the arrogance of some of the leaf fans on here is just astonishing.
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Well, the context of my comment was comparing Matthews to Tavares:
Tavares - 2 years until UFA
Matthews - 3 years until ELC ends (or one extra year)
So one extra year. And if Matthews is playing at Tavares's current level by the end of that contract, he's going to get more than $6.5 mil, or he'll either sign an offer sheet or take a 4 year deal that takes him to free agency.
And if we're talking about McDavid, Crosby signed an $8.7 mil deal out of his ELC, and that was under a smaller salary cap. At the time, he was one of the top-5 highest paid players in the league. If McDavid is the next one, he's going to get 8 figures out of his ELC. Because 29 other teams will give him that offer sheet, regardless of cap consequences.
Media coverage of the Islanders is not even close to the media coverage of the Maple Leafs!
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