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Huge overpay. Going to make it difficult for TML to be competitive.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] F Auston Matthews signs extension with the Maple Leafs (4 years, $13.25M AAV)
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DisgruntledHawkFan
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I had a dog named Sundin. I'm just saying the global economy is beyond a NHL GM's control. But go ahead and assume anyone making a point is a Leafs hater or whatever.
Nothingbutglass
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This screams long term at age 31 wherever he ends up.
Setting himself up a retirement deal.
"haha they didn't sign Matthews for 8 years"
"that Tavares contract is terrible, they signed him for too long"
HFboard at it's finest.
"that Tavares contract is terrible, they signed him for too long"
HFboard at it's finest.
Leaf fans on here are moronic and probably make up 1% of actual leaf fans
TheGroceryStick
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Hubey.
all eh. What about zona fan(s)?
Home? California? I doubt he wants to go to Quebec City or will Arizona be in Mexico? , by the time they shimmy their way further and further away for city center
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HabsQC
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Pretty much no one was saying he was going to sign for 8 years. But sure believe whatever you want.
He didn’t leave after his current contract like so many of you said he would he probably won’t after the next one either.
Also it’s 5 years not 4 before he could leave. He still has 1 year left on his last deal, will Arizona even have a team in 5 years?
jetsforever
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How does Matthews become the highest paid player in the league and NOT sign for 8 years? Toronto is a joke.
kevsh
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Sure Leafs fans wanted 8 years, but no one who had a clue predicted he would sign for 8. Given his last deal we were really hoping for 5; Really fortunate if he'd sign for more.
And as for your dream that Auston is "coming home", you just keep on dreaming!
Back to the contract, yeah, 4 years is terrible. The AAV isn't really relevant as the belief was it was going to be in 13s, it's the failure again by MLSE to get him to lock in for a longer.
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I was making a point. The point is the cap rises annually unless there’s a global shut down like Covid. That’s the facts. Sorry it hurts you in the feefee’s
That’s a tale as old of time—forcing your way off a team or leaving as a UFA without telling the team in time so they can trade you.
But this! Staying with a team but just wrecking them with unfair and unprecedented deals is new. This isn’t an overpayment or bad contract. It’s just ridiculously player friendly. Not only is it the highest AAV in the league, but by a lot. And it is a short term.
Empoleon8771
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Tavares is a PPG center who still has 3 years left on his deal.
Not signing Matthews for more term at that money is a far bigger screwup than signing Tavares for 8 years.
SomeDude
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No, he’ll have his money so he’ll be going cheap to get a Cup. Not a bad strategy, really.
Nylanderthal
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Because the cap is jumping considerably when the deal kicks in.
Wait til drai comes up next summer and we KNOW what the cap is heading towards
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Channelcat
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I'll drive him to the airport if that is the case. By that point we got Matthews through his prime. Arizona can overpay him to be one of the worst boat anchors in the league.
Leafs are in no way losers here. They did what they could, can't force a player to play ball. They drafted a superstar and got a superstar to 31. And if he doesn't win us a cup in the next 5 seasons Leaf fans will be done with him anyways
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