Taking advantage of the market inefficiency would be underpaying players like Matthews whose 5-on-5 scoring rates are elite and whose aggregate PP numbers are not as good. Dubas didn't take advantage of that whatsoever. He did quite the opposite and significantly overpaid Matthews.
Even based on just 5V5 P/60, he paid Matthews significantly more than Stamkos.
| Player | Age | AAV | Term | Cap Hit % | 5V5 P/60 (Contract Year) | 5V5 P/60 (Career) | Cap Hit %/P/60 (Contract Year) | Cap Hit %/P/60 (Career) | Cap Hit % Per P/60 (Average) |
| Auston Matthews | 21 | $11,634,000 | 5 Years | 14.63% | 2.76 | 2.59 | 5.30% | 5.65% | 5.47% |
| Steven Stamkos | 21 | $7,500,000 | 5 Years | 11.66% | 2.51 | 2.31 | 4.65% | 5.05% | 4.85% |
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Swing and a miss on that one.
I see that JTR has taken over another thread with his inane claims about Stamkos being the closest comparion for Matthews. Pretty sure that the Leafs understood that Matthews didn't play with a linemate along the lines of prime Martin St. Louis during his ELC.
Stamkos during his ELC:
At 5v5: TOI 3164; P/60 2.31
With St Louis: TOI 2066; P/60 2.64
W/out St Louis: TOI 1098; P/60 1.69 (drop when not playing with his best linemate: 36%)
Matthews during his ELC:
At 5v5: TOI 3110; P/60 2.59
With Nylander: TOI 1609; P/60 2.54
W/out Nylander: TOI 1501; P/60 2.64 (increase when not playing with his best linemate: 4%)
Marner during his ELC:
At 5v5: TOI 3350; P/60 2.38
W/Tavares: TOI 1060; P/60 3.00
W/out Tavares: TOI 2290; P/60 2.10 (drop when not playing with his best linemate: 30%)
Nylander during his ELC:
At 5v5: TOI 2464; P/60 2.05
W/Matthews: TOI 1343; P/60 2.32
W/out Matthews: TOI 1121; P/60 1.71 (drop when not playing with his best linemate: 26%)
Note - Nylander on his ELC, when not playing with Matthews, was more productive than Stamkos on his ELC when not playing with St Louis.
