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What about the GM that just got Kucherov for 9.5 million x 8 years?
That's the beauty of living in a tax free state.
What about the GM that just got Kucherov for 9.5 million x 8 years?
Anyone that thinks Lou or any other GM would do any better is delirious. These agents and players have a number in mind, if the team wont meet it, they will just sit. Dubas has no leverage what-so-ever, he basically needs to meet the price or trade him.
And trade him for what exactly? People have no clue, they somehow expected Matthews to cut the Leafs a break, not happening. Sit tight, cause Marner is going to be just as bad.
right calculated risk, but at the time they weren't worth those contracts yeah?. thanks
I don't need a snkickers man im so calm and feeling real good right now, because I don't see this as a deal to whinge about. On the other hand snickers are just plain delicious so maybe I will have one
I am not mad at Matty. I am happy for him that he got his money. But I do think a rookie GM is getting schooled here. And I think he will get schooled again by Marner. But where does it stop?
Do you honestly think he will say look guys that's it I'm done overpaying a mil per. OK Kappy the buck stops here with you. Sorry no gravy train for you. I have to screw you over to pay for my 3 overpays? Does he even have it in him? He smiles a lot and has a decent handshake but I wonder now. I think everyone else on team and in minors now thinks they are going to get theirs too.
Tampa is f******. I know that for a fact. This is their last Cup run. Point wants 12M per next year and Vasy he said he wants to be paid as top goalie in the league the following year. They are finished.Nylander is off he hook now.
Dubas is a rookie. Fleeced again.
We need to improve this team to beat Tampa and we won't have the money.
Dubas is f***ing up everything. He failed on the Nylander contact and just ate shit on the Matthews contract. He just let Matthews walk free at 26 years old!!!!! Unreal.COMPLETE FAILURE.
Dubas needs to be fired. He had one job and he ****ed it up royally.
Why is it acceptable that the Edmonton ****ing Oilers got the best player on Earth to take a discount for 8 years and we cannot get Auston Matthews to take a cap-friendly deal even for 5?
Peter Chiarelli out-negotiated Kyle Dubas. Think about that. The same guy that signed Lucic, Kris Russell, etc., moved out the picks that turned into Barzal for Griffin Reinhart, and willingly traded for Brandon ****ing Manning. That guy.
Matthews contract includes hardly any base salary so 93% of his contract can be taxed in Arizona...That's the beauty of living in a tax free state.
I'm not a huge fan of the Matthews deal and I do understand the disappointment by fans that Auston didn't take less, however, it's well known that McDavid insisted on taking less money to help Chiarelli build a team around him. So lets not go overboard here and claim Chiarelli out-negotiated anyone, he was given a gift and accepted it.
Jesus! With the way he’s played the last two months, I can’t believe he still believes he was worth this much.
Matthews contract includes hardly any base salary so 93% of his contract can be taxed in Arizona...
Tampa doesn't have to deal with the same tax implications that we do, for starters.
Well hopefully other teams have to overpay their star players now, because if they don’t we just handicapped ourselves.
Gave out the 2nd highest aav in the league and couldn’t get 7 years at least.
What have you seen that gives you the confidence we can beat Tampa and/or Boston in the playoffs? We're paying way more than them for our talent...AND our talent is probably inferior.Dont care how much they pay the players. I want a cup. End of story. And I think this team with the addition of muzzin can do it within the next 5 years.
Evidently signing bonuses can be taxed where you live assuming you have lived there for X percentage of the year (not sure what X is).Is that how it works? Where you live, or where you earned it, which would be toronto?
you do know you didn't answer my question.
again. everyone on Tampa left a little less on the table. period.
so according to your statement, they either aren't worth marketvalue, or saints for doing so
Jack Eichel got 10m for max years and every single person here thought it was an overpayment and went LOL, Buffalo
Auston Matthews gets 11.63 for five and everyone is like, wooo. hooo that's awesome. gotta pay our stars.
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What have you seen that gives you the confidence we can beat Tampa and/or Boston in the playoffs? We're paying way more than them for our talent...AND our talent is probably inferior.
Evidently signing bonuses can be taxed where you live assuming you have lived there for X percentage of the year (not sure what X is).
Pretty sure Burns doesnt get taxed using Californian tax laws because he lives somewhere else for the minimum amount of time.
What have you seen that gives you the confidence we can beat Tampa and/or Boston in the playoffs? We're paying way more than them for our talent...AND our talent is probably inferior.