Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] F Auston Matthews signs extension with the Maple Leafs (4 years, $13.25M AAV)

[Dr Jan Itor]

8 year aav on this flat cap, sure. The cap is about to skyrocket so you can’t compare raw aav and have to look at cap%.

We'll see.

 

[Price is Wright]

Remember the rumours saying he was willing to take a discount lol

He's getting less than $2M increase per year after winning the Hart trophy. I would say that's a bit of a discount.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Hashtag No Discount.

Congrats to AM34. Well positioned to become the highest paid player in hockey history (until someone breaks it).

 

[Divine]

That's not usually the case. Toews had massive health issues. What about Crosby? Or Malkin? Or Ovechkin? Not worth the money at 34?

What? Malkin literally earns less now than he did during his 8 year deal - is that not a sign of a decline?

I'd say Tavares is not worth 11M today, neither is Karlsson.

 

[HarrisonFord]

Leafs lock him up for the remainder of his prime. AAV bumps up when the cap is expected to go up. Perfectly happy with it

 

[drktmplr12]

You think he gets more money from 30-38?

No, but net earnings he will

 

[Nylanderthal]

Sorry but 4 years for your franchise player? Yikes, this gonna age so bad.
That being said, Hey, he is a leaf for awhile, so good for the fans in the meantime

He has more term currently than Quinn Hughes… so there’s that….
4 years plus his remaining year means 5 years of having a top 3-5 guy locked in.

 

[Nothingbutglass]

All cash up front and NMC clause I assume? Leafs get bent.

 

[MagicalRazor]

the leafs got 5 more years of matthews he walks as a free agent at 31 it’s not the worst but I was hoping for at least 5. kind of annoyed that he won’t sign long term . it feels as if he dose not care about winning he just wants to continue to reup and get the bag.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Love Matthews. Glad he's staying, but, yeah, okay to be disappointed at the term. As a pro-labour person, I don't begrudge any player in any situation to get what he can. As a fan, it's pretty annoying that Toronto seems to be ground zero for it. Oh well.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Anyone trying to defend only giving Matthews 4 years is out to lunch. Matthews is going to be an elite player well into his mid to late 30s. Not being able to get him long-term at this AAV is horrible for the Leafs.

 

[Nylanderthal]

We'll see.

…. It’s already confirmed next years spike seeing as escrow will be paid off. Unless there’s another global catastrophe the cap will rise

 

[Legion34]

Hashtag No Discount.

Congrats to AM34. Well positioned to become the highest paid player in hockey history (until someone breaks it).

Are you sure? Didn’t Federico get crazy money?

 

[Voight]

And you guys will be doing the same when McDavid chooses not to go to Toronto in a few years.

Trust me, I was never one to believe that fairytale many of the people on here tried to peddle.

Its super rare for superstars to lead in free agency, let alone at his age. Knew he'd stay in Toronto.

 

[Canucks LB]

He has more term currently than Quinn Hughes… so there’s that….
4 years plus his remaining year means 5 years of having a top 3-5 guy locked in.

I am confused, Is that supposed to be a shot?
Quinn signed for 6 years at below market value

 

[Trash Panda]

Kings are gonna snap up Matthews and Draisaitl in a few years lol

I would actually puke.

 

[Haatley]

Max term is a disadvantage at 26, not an advantage. Do you think Toews was worth 10.5M last year, or the year before?

They paid more to get him at his prime before the decline. However, they shouldn't be paying for years he sucks like Chicago had to with Toews.

Oh. You mean Toews who sacrificed his body to win championships?

Yeah. Very similar style of play. Good point

 

[LOFIN]

Gets to really cash in, in 4 years from now.

At that point he'll still be 29 or 30 so teams will still be willing to go max term, and the cap will be anywhere from $15-20M higher then it is today.

Assuming he doesn't regress hard, he signs for like 7x$18M as a UFA in 4 years on the open market probably. Or maybe stays with Toronto for like 8x$16.5M sort of thing.

I'm still not honestly surprised most players don't go this route, after what they have now just seen what happened with Landeskog. Hockey is a sport where, with bad luck, a career altering or even ending injury can really happen any night.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Toronto fans are happy that they kept their guy.

Other team's fans are happy because Toronto's best guys continue to neuter them cap-wise.

Win-win.

 

[Nylanderthal]

A Leafs fan truly would believe this, good god.

2022 mvp (both league and player voted) 2021 mvp runner up….
26 years old, he’s absolutely a top 5 player. Take your bias elsewhere

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

…. It’s already confirmed next years spike seeing as escrow will be paid off. Unless there’s another global catastrophe the cap will rise

We'll see.

 

[NYVanfan]

Seems like a fair deal. Dude is certainly maximizing his return, he should get the same for another eight, so 12 years north of 13, million pretty saucy.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

Worse than Pastrnak

Makes $2mil more a year than Pastrnak

On a deal half as long as Pastrnak

Pretty significant L here.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Are you sure? Didn’t Federico get crazy money?

Matthews will get one to $250M when all is said and done. I can't imagine anyone else having earned more up to this points considering it was only in the last 8 or 9 years that the first $10M aav deals started.

 

[Torontonian]

Obviously would liked it to be longer, but he's locked up for another 5 years in his prime, and for that I am happy.