What's a fair CAP HIT for Matthews over the next 5 years?

[Haatley]

You are wrong. So is Haatley, McVespa etc. Even with Tkachuk’s playoff showing this year he still has worse career playoff stats. Get back to me when Tkachuk has more than one comparable season and wins some hardware.

For most of Tkachuk's career he was playing on the 3rd line in a shut down role. Since being in an actual top line role the last two seasons on the Flames and Panthers, he has 34 points in 32 playoff games.

Come back to me when Matthews has back to back 100 point seasons and plays in the Stanley Cup Final

 

[Toby91ca]

Lmao. Calling bullshit.

Those puppy’s are 2 inches thick and have about 50 places to sign / initial. Don’t pretend you’re something you’re not

? Why would I say I’ve read NHL contracts when I haven’t? It’s not like it’s a huge claim to fame that I benefit from in anyway.

 

[biturbo19]

The reality is, the NHL is a league where the "next up" superstar always gets something a little bit more than the last.


Fair? Who knows. Who cares. That's just what it costs to lock down a franchise player.

 

[ole ole]

13.5x4 is fair and what he'll get. Every offer above this post is a low ball. He's top 2-3 player.

Top 2-3 player during the regular season.
Come playoffs he's a different beast as we all know.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Top 2-3 player during the regular season.
Come playoffs he's a different beast as we all know.

I could name 10 players that are currently better than him in regular season pretty easily

 

[Maplebeasts]

I could name 10 players that are currently better than him in regular season pretty easily

Runner up or hart/ted lindsey winner in 2 of the last 3 seasons. No you can't.

 

[TimeZone]

Which of McDavid, Mackinnon, Draisaitl, Kucherov, Tkachuk, Makar (just to name a few) is he better than?

Leon, Tkachuk and Kucherov.

 

[Crazy8oooo]

For most of Tkachuk's career he was playing on the 3rd line in a shut down role. Since being in an actual top line role the last two seasons on the Flames and Panthers, he has 34 points in 32 playoff games.

Come back to me when Matthews has back to back 100 point seasons and plays in the Stanley Cup Final

How is that the case when TOI says a completely different story? Aside from his first two seasons, only Gaudreau played more minutes as a winger than Tkachuk. Even in his first two seasons, he barely played less than the #2 winger on the team. If what you’re saying is true, wouldn’t there be 4 wingers with more minutes than him in all those seasons you claim he was a third line player? Third line players don’t generally play more minutes than top 6 forwards.

Looking at the line combos over the seasons also would suggest he was a top line or 6 forward.