Because in 5 years when he is 31, he may not be worth 13.5M anymore. Maybe Toronto will be in a position to rebuild in 5 years, and they would be fortunate not to be strapped to a huge longterm contract. If I had to guess, he will still be a great player, but you never know what can happen in the NHL.
The generational players and stars peaks are extending well into their 30 year old seasons. These guys have so much more available to them as far as recovery, nutrition and training than players of past.
Dubas had leverage, and was buying only one UFA year. I'm not a fan of Treliving, but Treliving is only buying UFA years. Very different situations. Matthews could have walked for nothing, and had a full NMC, previously he was a UFA who would get 5 first round picks, and could be traded with RFA years with him having no ability to block it.
Tavares will be off the books by then so it's still possible depending on the salary cap at that point in time, and if McDavid wants to come home.
He took a 1.6 million pay increase. All It means is you don't get a 2.5 depth guy who plays 8-13 mins a game and instead play a ELC guy.
What if dare I say... he is not generationnal and not worth that much when people realise that he peaked fron 23 to 28.
Gets him for his prime years ( 26 to 31 ) while mitigating the risk of an at times injury prone player
I don't disagree, but I don't think anyone can fault Treliving for the situation he inherited from a GM that was a terrible negotiator.
He’s paced for 60 plus 3 of the last 4 years ; which season looks like the outlier to you ? After Mcdavid any number of players can slot into 2 to 10 area . If this contract were signed after the year prior where does he rank in the league then ? 2 ? 3 ?
So Tree essentially has a get out of jail free card that nobody else ever gets? Even Yzerman is taking heat and he was left a steaming pile of crap from Ken Holland. Tree was given a team that finishes top 4 or 5 every year so the mental gymnastics will be interesting
If Marner is as greedy in his next contract negotiation as he was the last time around you might be right. If Marner and McDavid are both willing to leave money on the table to retire in their hometown, it could work, even with Nylander signed to an extension.
No, and I dont give a shit one way or the other. If he is semi-competent, he will jettison Nylander and start working on that D with the space and hold the line with Marner, who is frankly useless in the playoffs, when things get uncomfortable.
Those weren’t sign and trades, they were trades and signs, big difference. Opposites actually.
