Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] F Auston Matthews signs extension with the Maple Leafs (4 years, $13.25M AAV)

[LeafalCrusader]

Oof

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Stole? He was waiting for the Lafreniere domino to fall.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Why only 4 years?

Gets to really cash in, in 4 years from now.

At that point he'll still be 29 or 30 so teams will still be willing to go max term, and the cap will be anywhere from $15-20M higher then it is today.

Assuming he doesn't regress hard, he signs for like 7x$18M as a UFA in 4 years on the open market probably. Or maybe stays with Toronto for like 8x$16.5M sort of thing.

 

[Canucks LB]

Sorry but 4 years for your franchise player? Yikes, this gonna age so bad.
That being said, Hey, he is a leaf for awhile, so good for the fans in the meantime

 

[Skolman]

Aav is fine for a top 5 player with a massive cap spike. With the remaining year on his deal this is 5 years of knowing AM34 anchors the franchise.

Top 5 player?

Excuse me?

 

[TMLeafer]

I wouldn't really want anyone past 31 at that cap hit anyway, so I think I'm ok with 4 years?

 

[drktmplr12]

Have fun signing him for 8 years at 30 years old

 

[Bounces R Way]

woah mama

The Dubas Legacy Lives On!

 

[Mr Positive]

Well it's a bit less than rumored I guess. 13.5 x3 seemed possible.

Will that be enough for Nylander to look at it like Matthews left money on the table?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Four years is a big oof.

I don't see why, he's got another year on his current deal, plus his 4 year extension so It's really a 5 year deal and now he's signed through his 20's

 

[TheDoldrums]

the same board that calls Tavares washed thinks the Leafs are screwed for not locking up a guy into his mid-30's

Matthews has already reached the age where max term isn't necessarily a great thing

 

[Nylanderthal]

8 year AAV on a 4 year deal. Really was able to weaponize that NMC.

8 year aav on this flat cap, sure. The cap is about to skyrocket so you can’t compare raw aav and have to look at cap%.

 

[KapG]

This franchise f***ing sucks.

4 years lmao

 

[Zirakzigil]

Not surprised he refused to go over 4 years. Surprised that the Leafs gave him that amount for 4 years though.

 

[Voight]

So much for Matthews jolting to Phoenix when his contracts up

HFB in shambles.

 

[AllDay28]

Only hockey fans will complain about aav.. wonder what the new narrative will be since a 10+ mil player won the cup

 

[Mr Positive]

Have fun signing him for 8 years at 30 years old

They can bring down the aav maybe that way

 

[danpantz]

Smart man, will still be in his prime (or still REALLY good) at 30, he can sign an 8 year contract then.

Came to post. Dude is maximizing the hell out of his career monetarily.

 

[Nylanderthal]

Top 5 player?

Excuse me?

Sorry, top 3.

 

[Divine]

Smart man, will still be in his prime (or still REALLY good) at 30, he can sign an 8 year contract then.

You think he gets more money from 30-38?

 

[BB88]

Well everyone knows he’s not about winning the Cup

 

[Dirty Dog]

Aav is fine for a top 5 player with a massive cap spike. With the remaining year on his deal this is 5 years of knowing AM34 anchors the franchise.

A million more AAV than MacKinnon with half the term…after mackinnon just led his team to a SC.

There is seriously no comparable for this contract that I am aware of

 

[Skolman]

So much for Matthews jolting to Phoenix when his contracts up

HFB in shambles.

And you guys will be doing the same when McDavid chooses not to go to Toronto in a few years.

 

[LOFIN]

Max term is a disadvantage at 26, not an advantage. Do you think Toews was worth 10.5M last year, or the year before?

That's not usually the case. Toews had massive health issues. What about Crosby? Or Malkin? Or Ovechkin? Not worth the money at 34?

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Pettersson is probably going to do something similar in Vancouver. It's probably because the cap is projected to up significantly in the next ~3 years. These guys want flexibility to negotiate another prime-year contract.

Which is fine, but it’s not a great way to show you’re real about winning