Gretzky was traded. Nobody is untouchable.
True it would be very hard to trade that value. But at least the proposal isn’t Matthews for a bunch of spare parts. This is the type of trade that makes the leafs way better in the future. Not now. They would not make the playoffs this year with that trade. Probably not next year either. However the next years after that are almost guaranteed.There is no guarantee. Matthews is proven 22 year-old 40+ goal scorer on place for 50+ with a shot at winning the Rocket. You don't trade such a player for future assets.
True it would be very hard to trade that value. But at least the proposal isn’t Matthews for a bunch of spare parts. This is the type of trade that makes the leafs way better in the future. Not now. They would not make the playoffs this year with that trade. Probably not next year either. However the next years after that are almost guaranteed.
Idiotic lol.....matthews only gets traded for McDavid. PeriodMatthews + Dermott to Dallas for Seguin + Heiskanen
Doughty and Villardi for Matthews and Dermott. Don't think Drew would wave for Toronto but will make the Leafs a better team.
Doughty and Villardi for Matthews and Dermott. Don't think Drew would wave for Toronto but will make the Leafs a better team.
Here’s the problem when you bring in Kane/Toews, how many Cups do they have as 10.5 million dollar players? Zero.No they don’t. You don’t trade away your 2 best players if you want to win a Cup.
Example: Crosby/Malkin x3, Kane/Toews x3
What they should have done was not sign Tavares and gone after a stud D instead. But that’s in the past.
There is no easy fix, but the best course is trade Nylander for a top 4 D like Dumba, Manson, or Pesce. Let Barrie walk in FA and use that money to sign a 2nd line winger in FA.
Here’s the problem when you bring in Kane/Toews, how many Cups do they have as 10.5 million dollar players? Zero.
A lesser extent that applies to Malkin and Crosby because their contracts were relatively low but even they had to wait a few years for their % of the cap to go down to get the needed depth.
This is why the Matthews contract was out to lunch from day 1 and compounded with the cap not going up. Marner may have had a chance with his contract if the cap kept going up but even if the cap did keep going up it might not have mattered. Now The Leafs won’t see any value to those contracts at any point.
What a horrible trade for the Leafs. Doughty is good but another ridiculous contract and is already 30 years old. How many good years left? Ducks offer which is better than this one is still not enough for a franchise centre, who still has room to grow and is probably in the top 5 in the league. No thanks.
It’s called context. The post I quoted didn’t mention them, why would I bring them up? There’s no need to be so sensitive.Why only single out Matthews? Eichel for his 10 mil contract has yet to play a meaningful game in April . McDavid has stacked up some personal accolades but for 12.5 mil player he's failed to take his team into the playoffs for 3 consecutive years.
Even if he was, that is still a big, big no.Unless Seth Jones is coming back, Matthews will not be traded