Confirmed with Link: Alexander Romanov & Pick #98 Traded to NY Islanders for Pick #13 & Flip It + Pick #66 to Chicago for Kirby Dach

[Deebs]

He just signed a short term deal and left nothing on the table. Your gutless franchise player, who choked against our dumpster fire of a team with the easiest path you'll ever have to a finals, and continues to choke in every series he plays - just proved he only cares about maximizing his earnings.

100 f'n percent.

 

[salbutera]

He just signed a short term deal and left nothing on the table. Your gutless franchise player, who choked against our dumpster fire of a team with the easiest path you'll ever have to a finals, and continues to choke in every series he plays - just proved he only cares about maximizing his earnings.

As is his god damn right.

https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/1694458128006258754?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

 

[salbutera]

$$$$ talks. Matthews set the benchmark for using the bonus heavy contract structure for American players minimizing tax burden.

93% of present contract is paid via bonus, would be shocked if new contract wasn’t a similar construct.

Matthews simply cannot make that kind of take home playing for a US market unless they pay him max allowable & even that may not reach the same take home

At the end of the day, if $ were Matthews key requirement, CDN markets were his best option… by looks of it $$ were in fact his key requirement - as is his right BTW

New contract is slightly higher with a 94% bonus payout…

https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1694517744362754557?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

CDN teams have a huge advantage with American resident players …. it’s not a coincidence Habs higher echelon UFAs have predominantly been US residents (Gionta, Cammalieri, Cole, Petry)

 

[zaluty]

Cammaliera is a Toronto boy

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Old thread is old.