Speculation: Matthew Knies next contract

[Sticksandsun]

9 million per for Knies??

I'd assume that's 8 years but as alluded to in this link, his agent would be smart to push for 5 years to chase free agency at 28 years old.

What do you think the Leafs and Knies agree to on term and AAV?
Would some team offer sheet him for 8 million or more?

 

[peconcan]

Knies is a great player and having a breakout year but he’s not getting a long term 9mil contract yet

 

[TheDoldrums]

Offer sheets seem more popular lately on smaller AAVs to keep the compensation reasonable.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Any other market it's like 5m x 5 years.

This is why it's so hard to be a Leafs fan.

 

[JKG33]

Any other market it's like 5m x 5 years.

This is why it's so hard to be a Leafs fan.

At the same time, most Leaf fans are constantly pumping their players tires.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Makes no sense .. Protas got 5 x $3.375.. there’s no rational for going that high with term

 

[leafsfan5]

this is why the Toronto media is insane

 

[TheDoldrums]

Makes no sense .. Protas got 5 x $3.375.. there’s no rational for going that high with term

Protas scored 6 goals the season before he signed…

 

[TS Quint]

If he can get 12 points in the playoff this year he will already be better than Matthews and Nylander. Still not as good as Marner though. Pay him!

 

[Crow]

this is why the Toronto media is insane

Must be nice for the agents who have players playing for the leafs. They get free hype men blowing up expectations constantly.

 

[Sticksandsun]

I personally see:

5 years x 7.25 million per
6 years x 6.75 million per

Tons of signing bonus money in there in first 3 years of either deal.

 

[HockeyVirus]

So break this down for me. What team is paying 4 first round picks for Knies to pay him 9M where he will be overpaid for the first few years at least.

I believe teams would target him for offersheet why wouldn't you he is a 23 year old power forward. I don't believe the price.

 

[A1LeafNation]

So break this down for me. What team is paying 4 first round picks for Knies to pay him 9M where he will be overpaid for the first few years at least.

I believe teams would target him for offersheet why wouldn't you he is a 23 year old power forward. I don't believe the price.

Agree you almost dare a team to offersheet here.

Take the 4 1sts or match anything less.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

I personally see:

5 years x 7.25 million per
6 years x 6.75 million per

Tons of signing bonus money in there in first 3 years of either deal.

This seems very realistic

 

[KevinRedkey]

So break this down for me. What team is paying 4 first round picks for Knies to pay him 9M where he will be overpaid for the first few years at least.

I believe teams would target him for offersheet why wouldn't you he is a 23 year old power forward. I don't believe the price.

No one is paying those picks so an offer-sheet of that caliber isn't happening.

The media says 9mil so that when he signs for less, everyone in Toronto thinks it's a bargain. Toronto sports media 101. He'll get nowhere near that.

Edit:
Four 1st is Above $11,452,295
$6,871,375 - $9,161,834 is a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
That changes things

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

2yrs, 4m per
3 yrs, 4.5m per
4yrs, 5.25m per
5yrs, 5.75m per
6yrs, 6.5m per
7yrs, 7m per
8yrs, 7.75m per

Give or take

 

[Auston Marlander]

I personally see:

5 years x 7.25 million per
6 years x 6.75 million per

Tons of signing bonus money in there in first 3 years of either deal.

As a Leafs fan is be happy with that.

 

[KeziaTML]

It's nice to see other teams fans over valuing our players for a change.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Makes no sense .. Protas got 5 x $3.375.. there’s no rational for going that high with term

I don't think using the guy who should fire his agent is the best example... Protas also had 6 goals last year where Knies just hit 25. This is just Toronto radio though. Long term the Guenther and Slaf contracts would probably be the comparables though honestly. If I'm Knies I sign for something like 3x5 and cash in when the cap is like $120 million and I'm a 40 goal scorer

 

[Jared Dunn]

I personally see:

5 years x 7.25 million per
6 years x 6.75 million per

Tons of signing bonus money in there in first 3 years of either deal.

An extra year for a 23 year old is not going to bring down the AAV with the cap exploding, quite the opposite. I think 5x7 is a fairly reasonable projection

 

[Jared Dunn]

So break this down for me. What team is paying 4 first round picks for Knies to pay him 9M where he will be overpaid for the first few years at least.

I believe teams would target him for offersheet why wouldn't you he is a 23 year old power forward. I don't believe the price.

A team giving Knies 5x9 would only have to give the Leafs a 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and unless Marner is guaranteed walking I don't think it even takes quite that much to make an offer sheet unmatchable for Toronto.

 

[Golden_Jet]

So break this down for me. What team is paying 4 first round picks for Knies to pay him 9M where he will be overpaid for the first few years at least.

I believe teams would target him for offersheet why wouldn't you he is a 23 year old power forward. I don't believe the price.

9 million is a first, second and a third, not 4 firsts. Big difference.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

$8.75 x 8 years.

I’d be down.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Agree you almost dare a team to offersheet here.

Take the 4 1sts or match anything less.

4 firsts would need to be ~11.5 AAV
9 million is a first, second and third.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

That’s the type of contract Dubas would hand him… Leafs won’t still hand out blank cheques will they??!!