Sure, saving $2M for 5 years is a win for the Leafs. Let's just ignore he's either going to bolt or get something ridiculous on his next deal. Matthews got exactly what he wanted. The Leafs were willing to live with it. That's not a win-win, it's a win for one side and the other side being able to live with the results. I don't understand why it would need to be turned into anything else.
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D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
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Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
I couldn't tell if it was a joke from you or not, as I've just noticed you bring it up the most. Thought that was funny. Realistically, none of us know what he's thinking or where he wants to play (well, now we know he wants to be in Toronto for 5 years). It happens with all sorts of players all the time. It does end up being around Toronto more often then not primarily due to the increased media coverage and then all the other fan bases pin it on Leaf Fans because it's in the media so much. Similar to Montreal and French Canadian players. Anyhow, good times.
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From the outside looking in, yes, Leafs fans are sensitive. And obnoxiously homer-ish, not that there's anything wrong with that. Again, have all the fun you want, I'm merely commenting my opinion. Not every thing is derogatory in nature, or meant for only you. That said, I can't believe only locked down 1 UFA yr!
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on hockey central one of the guests stated that marners camp offered to make a deal at 9m per x 8 over the summer and leafs balked .
Was expecting that of an 6 year contract for that amount of AAV, but Matthews agent knew that Dubas couldn't afford another Nylander type contract holdout. The only problem i see for Toronto is Marner is going to be 10.5-11m minimum for 5/6 years and about 12-12.5m for 8 years, as he can state he averages around Matthews, while playing first two years with lesser players about same pts/g this year, plus less missed matches via injuries than Matthews.
See that of Toronto main cup window being the next 3 years after this season, due to Kapanen will ask for 3.25-3.5 million for bridge contract based on Teravainen got 2.86m two years ago for low 40 pts season.
Going to lose Gardiner as he wants $6m+, then Muzzin going to want near around the same after next season, but with less term as he have 4 seasons of 40 pts but the real problem be after 2022 season, when Reilly and Kadri contracts run out, Kadri will want good 2C money, as that really what type of C he is, plus it be his final long contract, while if Reilly carries on like this year, it be Doughty salary, if salary increases like it has in past 5 years.
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play 3C/3RW/3LW/6D/G
C: Pettersson, Gaudette, Koivula, Beagle
RW: W Nylander, Kunin, Sprong, Fischer, Bennett
LW: Forsberg, Kaprizov, Kahun, R Johnson
D: Trouba, McAvoy, Edmundson, Greene, Bowey, Stecher, Kukan
G: Markstrom, Melnichuk, Kivlenieks, Nalimov, DeSmith
P: Poehling, Lapierre, Boldy, Firstov, Kaut, Colangelo, Peeke, Krys, Martin, Viro, Lindbom, Ustimenko, Jones, Alnefelt
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Steven Stamkos
Blake Wheeler
Jakub Voracek
William Nylander
Connor Hellebuyck
Mark Scheifele
Tom Wilson
Elias Lindholm
Tyler Johnson
Brady Skjei
Bryan Little
Teuvo Teravainen
Martin Jones
Jake Guentzel
Players who are UFAs a year before when Matthews is:
Patrick Kane
Jonathan Toews
Ryan O’Reilly
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Vladimir Tarasenko
Max Pacioretty
David Pastrnak
Sean Monahan
Keith Yandle
Nathan MacKinnon
Dylan Larkin
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RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll