There's no choice, you can't walk from it. Honestly, folks, you can't walk from that contract over some.. principle..(?). Those are different situations for different teams. Who would honestly walk from AM at 13.25 for 4? And I mean someone will say me, but that's not real. It's not.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] F Auston Matthews signs extension with the Maple Leafs (4 years, $13.25M AAV)
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Sorry, should have been goals per game gpg, and you’re right. He’s tied for 12. In a down year, where he was clearly injured. Horrible though, right?
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I think cap culture exists but more so copying positive stuff like your leader taking a discount. They’re not straight up sheep so I won’t assume Marner will try the short term huge money thing, but you can’t fault him for going big money long term ie normal star route. At least there’s be the cap “savings” on the back half and a long deal would last through his prime without any of the declining years
Nylander will likely leave over money unless they trade Marner first, but honestly I wouldn’t fault him at all. He already drew the short straw the first time around while the other guys got their UFA money right after their ELC.
Putting myself in his shoes, after that and then seeing Matthews and (if) Marner going for big money yet again, “why should I take the discount?” You can’t ask other stars and depth to take discounts if the highest paid guys won’t.
If it’s true the team is trying to get Nylander around 9 mil then he is a saint if he takes that. On principle and because he could easily get at least $10+ mil as a UFA without a freaking doubt
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He was 17th, i would say around 3.6 roentgen. If he returns to previous year from im sure he will be back into debate for best player behind McDavid. Some playoff improvement would also help since all his main opponents have a lot of success there.
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MacKinnon missed a ton of games (3 more than Matthews) and still outscored Matthews in goals, and points by a good margin. He had the third best ppg of the top 10 scorers (Drai at 1.6, MacK at 1.563). Not sure why you’re comparing discussion around him to discussion of Matthews, even if I agree some people are overreacting to what’s probably just a down year by Matthews
Also Makar was legit a top 3 defenseman at least, in terms of quality of his play when he could actually play. Dude was injured but quite possibly wins the Norris or at least loses a tight race if he played 82 games. The fact he got as many votes as he did despite missing so many games wasn’t from nothing, he was a huge part of keeping his AHL team in the playoff race those rough weeks.
Makar didn’t even really have much of a down season lol. His ppg was basically where it was the previous year and he’s much better defensively than some people who mostly watch highlights and score watch credit him for. Dude just couldn’t get healthy.
He had a slow start and that’s when the “down season” narrative started and even then he was generating chances at a higher rate than his team was finishing.
It’s not really the same thing as Matthews having a down year, though I agree with idea people are unfairly trashing the cap hit in here.
Matthews is absolutely worth 13 mil if we’re assuming last year was injury affected, it’s just from a team management perspective you don’t want to give that money on short term deal. But that’s just talking ideal; players of Matthews caliber to get basically the same cap % Matthews got so on a year by year basis it’s not awful if he recovers his form.
The cap hit in a vacuum probably isn’t bad unless his injury issue is much worse than realized, it depends on how the GM approaches the stars contracts collectively.
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JoeSakic13
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What if you want a Stanley Cup instead?
I count 1 cup for all 1,444 of those goals.
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Yeah the AM who is a no show in playoffs will lead the charge to first round exits
bert
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Pasternak is 1 year older.
Predictable response that made no sense with nothing to back up the post you quoted. Great job!I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings by calling it a good deal, bert.
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bert
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He's not a generational player not even close. Generational players come along once a generation. He isn't even currently top 5. You can make a debate that he is but its a debate. That's not generational.
There are 2 currently in the league Crosby and McDavid. It happens roughly once every 10 years.
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You sure spend a lot of time talking about Auston Matthews. One might think you actually like him or something.
Kopitar was considered made of glass early on in his career, then didn't have any major injuries again. We can't think about certain players like "they might get inured". They might not get injured either. His salary will be very manageable next season when the cap goes up.
True, Ovi is a beast. But again, we can't judge a player on if he will get injured again.
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Big AAV but the cap is going to grow and taxes are high in Toronto. It's the cost of doing business when you have a top 5 player in the game. He's getting about 14-15% of the cap once it grows for 24/25. I'm expecting the cap to be around the $88M-$90M range.
The only issue with the 4 year term is once it's up, he's going to keep asking for 14-15% of the cap and by then, we are in the $90-$100M range. Never going to be any value contract that is for sure.
Last time the Leafs signed Tavares, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, they expected the cap to grow as well but then Covid came around and derailed inflation. Does something else come around this time? We will see but make no mistake, if this team improves around their core, they will need the cap to grow to do it.
The only issue with the 4 year term is once it's up, he's going to keep asking for 14-15% of the cap and by then, we are in the $90-$100M range. Never going to be any value contract that is for sure.
Last time the Leafs signed Tavares, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, they expected the cap to grow as well but then Covid came around and derailed inflation. Does something else come around this time? We will see but make no mistake, if this team improves around their core, they will need the cap to grow to do it.
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Can't say you're wrong.
Chirps aside, do you think Tavares, Marner and Matthews all deserved 11M+ in their last contract, knowing what you know today ?
And back to Matthews, I called him Auston "Money" Matthews because it seems money his is first priority.
- Chooses to play his junior years in Switzerland (Smart, but money first move)
- Plays hardball with the Leafs for his RFA deal.
- Plays hardball again to make sure he signs for top dollar and at his terms.
I mean I respect the strategy, it's good for himself and uses his leverage. But usually the very best choose to get a little less in order to have a better team around them. It sucks for the Leafs IMO.
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If the cap stagnates again then the NHL might as well give up on trying to be considered a professional league.
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lol the whole “well this deal is actually good for the leafs” copium in the first pages is hilarious
LaCarriere
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Contract seems backwards to me.
The leafs are giving him the opportunity to resign anywhere in the latter part of what should be his prime at age 30. Just for that Matthews should be leaving some money on the table, not becoming the highest paid player. The cap could be 15-20% or more in 5 years, and they are allowing him to benefit from that projected growth, instead of expecting him to commit longer term.
That being said the big 4 have been taking the Leafs to the cleaners for years now, so I'm not all that surprised that Matthews got both a favorable mid term bridge contract and AAV.
The leafs are giving him the opportunity to resign anywhere in the latter part of what should be his prime at age 30. Just for that Matthews should be leaving some money on the table, not becoming the highest paid player. The cap could be 15-20% or more in 5 years, and they are allowing him to benefit from that projected growth, instead of expecting him to commit longer term.
That being said the big 4 have been taking the Leafs to the cleaners for years now, so I'm not all that surprised that Matthews got both a favorable mid term bridge contract and AAV.
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I'm with ya. Not sure if it's a stupid contract but I would rather be in NJ's situation, by far. Not only will they have more money to put talent around them, but they'll also face less criticism over their contracts. I think that's something people overlook. Media pressure has to have an effect on the players, the team, and the fans.
TheGroceryStick
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A lot of players play injured, you Leafs fans act as if Matthews was the only player last season that was battling something
He's definitely money first but I see some things I disagree with here.
He definitely deserved the cap hit he got. He showed pretty significant improvement each year, he was a top tier goalscorer from day one. He was as advertised. No question he met the expected value of that new contract, winning plenty of hardware along the way.
The move to Switzerland likely had a lot to do with money, but it was also a significant step up in competition that likely secured his spot as the first pick.
Money is clearly his top priority. I don't love that, but I can't blame him and if he's not worth top dollar in this league I don't know who is.
“It was a discount because Friedman said the Sharks offered more!”
His next contract will be for 8 years and the same % of the cap.
I’ve always said Matthews will never leave Toronto. They overpay him and he doesn’t have to take any responsibility for his play or his contracts that handcuff the Leafs.
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