Dreger: "Auston Matthews 100% is not going anywhere."

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

He was on TSN Overdrive and while talking about Nylander he also said that Auston Matthews 100% not going anywhere.

He said that while nobody has officially confirmed the term what he has been able to gather points to a 5 year deal.

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[HockeyVirus]

The only people who thought he would were on here and it was a prayer not reality. Now they will pretend they haven't said he is 100% a goner and instead switch about the contract term or whatever.

Matthews is a maple leaf through his prime years. That feels good.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Incoming "Matthews to be traded" by Seravelli.

 

[Advanced stats]

This is only reiterated by LAK blowing their wad on Dubois.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Toronto signing MAtthews for 14 million dollars would be the best thing to happen to the Atlantic division.

 

[dirtydanglez]

only a 5 year deal? i bet his cashing a big cheque here.

 

[KaN19]

5 year deal might be for the best. Odds are he won't be worth 13m+ from age 32-35.

 

[AvatarAang]

scenario 1: matthews stays in toronto. Hfboards whine that he is overpaid

scenario 2: toronto trades matthews. Hfboards whine that toronto lost their franchise player

either way hfboards is going to whine because toronto is the centre of the hockey universe

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Incoming "Matthews to be traded" by Seravelli.

Nope even he's saying it's a forgone conclusion Matthews is staying.

He's also saying he gets the sense Nylander gets done.

 

[IceNeophyte]

I have it on good authority that Dubas isnt leaving Toronto either.

 

[Go Wings]

Especially not to the Cup Finals

 

[Space Coyote]

Incoming "Matthews to be traded" by Seravelli.

Matthews + 2nd for E Karlsson.

 

[MardyBum]

After July 1st it's whatever he wants for whatever term with that NMC.

He's re-signing there but oof, Treliving is going to have PTSD.

 

[JKG33]

5 year deal might be for the best. Odds are he won't be worth 13m+ from age 32-35.

He's not worth $13m+ now

 

[AvroArrow]

Hoping for 13x5. I'm ok with paying a guy like Matthews that money, and if the cap goes up as expected it'll be a little more manageable in 2 years.

 

[tsujimoto74]

No surprise there. Unless Matthews secretly loathed Toronto, you had to figure they’d do what they needed to to keep their franchise C.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Treliving said he's keeping the core 4... Shocker

Too stressful for him changing things up right away... Too gun shy after the Tkachuk trade

I'd imagine Leafs fans are pissed off at that after what has been said over the years about their displeasure of not changing things up

 

[Drew311]

This is only reiterated by LAK blowing their wad on Dubois.

I wonder what the Kings would have given up for a signed Matthews?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

He's not worth $13m+ now

Yes he is he's an MVP caliber player

 

[SmytheKing]

This is only reiterated by LAK blowing their wad on Dubois.

Has nothing to do with it. Kings would have the cap space next year to sign him as a FA if Matthews wanted to. Toronto just doesn't want to lose him and I don't think they were shopping him at all anyway. LA wasn't even in the picture.

 

[tucker3434]

Of course he isn’t. He’s their most important player. Pay him whatever you have to and figure out the rest.

 

[SmytheKing]

I wonder what the Kings would have given up for a signed Matthews?

Nothing that Toronto would want to replace him. Toronto would want equivalent value and the Kings don't have a 1:1 option. The talent they DO have is either too old for Toronto (Kopitar/Doughty), the Kings wouldn't want to give it up in a bundle (Clarke/Byfield), and both teams are trying to win now and not blow it up. There's no trade that makes sense for the both of them.

 

[KaN19]

He's not worth $13m+ now

Wouldn't argue that, but I guess the point I was trying to make is that for the next couple years $13m, while maybe an overpay, wouldn't be a totally ridiculous AAV. But with Auston's injury history, that amount could easily become an abaltross contract in years 6-8 as he gets deeper into his 30s.

 

[centipede2233]

Yes he is he's an MVP caliber player

He was an mvp caliber player 2 seasons ago….last year not so much

 

[JKG33]

Wouldn't argue that, but I guess the point I was trying to make is that for the next couple years $13m, while maybe an overpay, wouldn't be a totally ridiculous AAV. But with Auston's injury history, that amount could easily become an abaltross contract in years 6-8 as he gets deeper into his 30s.

Fair enough. But my issue is he was already overpaid on the last contract as an RFA, and the team didn't win shit. Now he wants a raise? The team will continue to not win shit