Eklund Rumor: Matthews to get more than McDavid?

[Laineux]

• There is recent speculation been thrown out that Matthews should get more money than McDavid. Agree/disagree?

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[NoName]

I hope not. I have a feeling he will end up having his salary pegged to Tavares’ at the top end. I have a funny feeling $11 million is where it is, but it could end up being a hair less since it seems like Matthews was involved in lobbying for Tavares in the first place and I have little doubt that getting everyone in under the cap was discussed.

 

[Brobust]

I have a sources at the NHL and NHLPA who let me know that the CBA rules will be amended so that Matthews can make more than 20% of the cap. It's very likely that he'll sign for $80 million/season.

 

[tom leafers]

What the hell. [MOD] what a clickbait title. If he gets more than Mcdavid il jump in the lake.

 

[WesMcCauley]

not happening

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

He's not going to take more than Tavares. Book it.

 

[biotk]

Agree/disagree?

It is kind of so ridiculous that it doesn't deserve an answer.

Matthews's salary will be pegged to Tavares. It could be slightly higher than Tavares if it an 8 year contract. The only exception would be an offer sheet situation.

 

[ffh]

He's not going to take more than Tavares. Book it.

Why not I thought tavares took a huge home town discount

 

[Weezeric]

Hah I like how people jump on the bandwagon without even reading the blog. This is not a rumour. This is an opinion piece in which he says Matthews has proven to be as valuable to Toronto as McDavid has to Edmonton and does some things better than him.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

This is bad even for Eklund, for whom my bar is set exceptionally low.

Dubas would be an idiot to pay Matthews more than 12.5 mil AAV. Dubas is not an idiot. Therefore Matthews will not get anywhere close to that.

Somewhere between Kucherov money and Doughty money for Matthews’ second contract.

 

[rent free]

he should get 11 million. 11.5 is ok too

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Pretty sure you can pencil in a nice, twin, 8 year, $11MM aav for Matthews. No fuss, no muss.

Just my two cents.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I like how this comes out the same day Orr comes out and says that money is secondary to winning in Toronto for Matthews

 

[Todd1a]

I think he gets 11 AVV like JT got frome them

 

[780il]

He says that Matthews is better than Mcdavid lol. He just lost whatever credibility he had in the first place if any. As for getting more than Mcdavid, go ahead pay more to an inferior player and cripple your cap further.

 

[Yatzhee]

I'm positive he'll get 11 mil a season. That Tavares signing was so very foolish.

 

[HollaHaula]

[MOD]

Matthews shouldn't get more than McDavid.

 

[YaGottaBeLeaf]

This is not a rumour nor is it speculation. This is merely Eklund giving his opinion, nothing more!

 

[qwerty]

He shouldn’t. Matthews hasn’t won any major awards yet and really, there aren’t many comparables he could use to extort the Leafs with to get to $13m+. The only way he gets more than McDavid is if a team like the Coyotes offer sheeted him and even then, that’s a big IF.

Matthews would essentially be leaving a deep team with serious Stanley Cup aspirations to be a franchise player who has to carry a team on his back with all the pressure squarely on himself while hoping to maybe make the playoffs. If I was in his position, I’m not sure I’d make that move.

 

[shortfuze]

they should all take a little less. 10 million and call it a day.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Why not I thought tavares took a huge home town discount

Because it sets an internal cap. Watch and see.

Matthews will take the same deal Tavares did, for the good of the room and the team.

 

[rynryn]

better than McDavid or not doesn't really matter. he could probably leverage more money out of someone than McDavid is getting simply because McDavid is unavailable. Whole pile of teams want a young elite center. The best one is taken. The other 20 some teams without someone close in potential to Matthews would definitely shell out money to lock up a franchise player. Easy to justify paying him more than McDavid. Easier for some teams than others granted but it makes sense.

 

[AlphaBravo]

Players like Matthews have all the bargaining chips in the world. Someone of his caliber can simply say I want the max deal possible, and get it because if Toronto doesn't give it, some other teams will (other than 1 extra year).

 

[BillR10]

Unless he wants to take a discount to stay in Toronto, I can definitely see him getting more. No, hes not better than McDavid but with the cap increase each year he can get more money than McDavid and still have less of a cap % compared to McDavids % when he sighed his mega deal.

 

[yababy]

It is kind of so ridiculous that it doesn't deserve an answer.

Matthews's salary will be pegged to Tavares. It could be slightly higher than Tavares if it an 8 year contract. The only exception would be an offer sheet situation.

It's will most certainly be an offer sheet situation. That's what Matthews in planning - otherwise he'd be signed now.