Tripod
I hate this team
Matthews is a team guy
Kyper said the ask was 15-16 million for 8 years from the Matthews camp.
Let that sink in.
Matthews is a team guy
He's making sure that guys like Laine/Point/Aho/Mikko get the money they deserve.
Crosby, Malkin, and Stamkoshow many of those contracts only buy out 1 UFA year?
They have tonnes of cap , and there's is a rw . They signed their franchise center when he was a 50 point player that was seemingly getting worst .Can't imagine the brass in Colorado is too happy with this.
haha nailed it .how in the hell do people keep pointing out % to cap. mcdavid is generational .wtf has Matthews done except get hurt? oh wait 4 goals in his debut!If this was me at the 4pm conference:
ME: Matty, you said you didn't want to sign the 8 year deal, because the money was too much?
AM: Yes, this is correct
ME: The reports are saying with inflation, and McDavids 12.5m contract, you would have been close to 14m on a 8 year?
AM: Yes, correct
ME: McDavid has won a hart, Lyndsey, and 2 art ross, how is this a comparable?
AM: .......... OK folks, that's enough questions.
How badly do the Leafs get screwed up if there is a lockout? If Marner signs you figure it's going to have a similar bonus structure. 30+ million in bonuses during a lockout has to wreck an organization.
Umm not even remotely? It's the Leafs.
If this was me at the 4pm conference:
ME: Matty, you said you didn't want to sign the 8 year deal, because the money was too much?
AM: Yes, this is correct
ME: The reports are saying with inflation, and McDavids 12.5m contract, you would have been close to 14m on a 8 year?
AM: Yes, correct
ME: McDavid has won a hart, Lyndsey, and 2 art ross, how is this a comparable?
AM: .......... OK folks, that's enough questions.
No they didn't you're looking at their ufa contracts.they signed 12 year contracts lol, which is what you want for a player like that
and their shorter contract still made them RFA
this 5 year deal is just marginally better than a 4 year contract which will never happen unless Matthews is the GM
Since everyone likes to complain and say Crosby took a discount here are the cap% for all the big name players 2nd(or 3rd in new CBA) contracts:
Crosby 17.3%
McDavid 16.67%
Malkin 15.34%
Eichel 13.33%
Matthews 14.63%
Stamkos 11.66%
Kucherov 11.95%
Kane 11.09%, 2nd 15.22% (New CBA)
Perry (3rd contract new CBA) 13.41%
Drai 11.33%
Tarasenko 10.27%
Kuznetsov 10.4%
You mean he's going to sign them too, lol. Because every other GM in the league is smart enough not to give out the stupid contracts Dubas has. Dubas' Nylander, Matthews and (future) Marner signings will look worse than Chia's McDavid/Drai/Lucic by a mile.
How badly do the Leafs get screwed up if there is a lockout? If Marner signs you figure it's going to have a similar bonus structure. 30+ million in bonuses during a lockout has to wreck an organization.
Judging from that McKenzie quote, I can’t even fathom how much he wanted on an 8 year deal.
I kind of hope for a CBA lockout at this rate lol, or fixing things somehow. Finally getting a star player and then not being able to afford him without crippling a team is ridiculous.
No they didn't you're looking at their ufa contracts.
Its not exactly a discount but Ive said for a while that id be happy with matthews and marner for 22
Not Rogers no probably not.over 30 million shelled out and no revenue is going to hurt no matter the organization.
over 30 million shelled out and no revenue is going to hurt no matter the organization.
If this was me at the 4pm conference:
ME: Matty, you said you didn't want to sign the 8 year deal, because the money was too much?
AM: Yes, this is correct
ME: The reports are saying with inflation, and McDavids 12.5m contract, you would have been close to 14m on a 8 year?
AM: Yes, correct
ME: McDavid has won a hart, Lyndsey, and 2 art ross, how is this a comparable?
AM: .......... OK folks, that's enough questions.