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Nope, it is about the 200ft game Matthews also plays.hmmmmmmmmmmm sorry, but its not all about offense. Next
Nope, it is about the 200ft game Matthews also plays.hmmmmmmmmmmm sorry, but its not all about offense. Next
They can lose the player. They might anyway. Though Dreger thinks it is 100% that he will stay, but personally, I don't think anything is 100%.What option do the Leafs have other than giving in to all of Matthews’ contract demands? He’s got a full no move and is a UFA July 1, 2024. He has all the leverage. The contract he gets might not be what he deserves (compared to other top players) but Treliving has to pay up or lose the player.
Imo Matthews next contract is 15+ and on a short term.
Oh, that is why he hasn't been signed.Paying this guy years at top money, TML will regret it. His wrists are done, you can think he is worth money, but overall, he is done.
You are wrong he has 44 points in 50 games including 22 goals.
I also think we start seeing more short term specific to players like Matthews and McDavid.What option do the Leafs have other than giving in to all of Matthews’ contract demands? He’s got a full no move and is a UFA July 1, 2024. He has all the leverage. The contract he gets might not be what he deserves (compared to other top players) but Treliving has to pay up or lose the player.
Imo Matthews next contract is 15+ and on a short term.
His point was that he dissapears, not that he doesn't play as well.That actually proves his point lmao.
542 points in 481 games, 299 goals.
Pace of 51 goals, 92 points over 82 games.
22/22/44 in 50 games is a pace of 36 goals, 72 points over 82 games. 1.13PPG in the regular season vs 0.88 in the playoffs.
McDavid has 1.49PPG in the regular season, 1.53 in the playoffs
1.07 vs 1.30 in the playoffs for MacKinnon
1.17 vs 1.57 for Draisaitl
1.04 vs 1.03 for Pastrnak
1.13 vs 1.13 for Kucherov
0.93 vs 1.00 for Point
Hell we can even compare him to a similar goal scorer that is considered by some a playoffs no show and who even shares his birthday.
1.10 vs 0.96 for Ovechkin. Significantly less of a decline in the playoffs than Matthews.
Agree, good player (at least in the regular season) but a very poor value. Would be reasonable at $9m x 4 but not a penny or day more.Personally, Matthews is a very good player, but I would never sign this guy to top dollar and term.
That’s the point…he calls all the shots….and a shorter term deal allows him to cash in again during his prime. He’s not signing for 8 years….somewhere between 3 and 5 years.What option do the Leafs have other than giving in to all of Matthews’ contract demands? He’s got a full no move and is a UFA July 1, 2024. He has all the leverage. The contract he gets might not be what he deserves (compared to other top players) but Treliving has to pay up or lose the player.
Imo Matthews next contract is 15+ and on a short term.
He’s already at $11.6m cap hit. He’s going to take less?Agree, good player (at least in the regular season) but a very poor value. Would be reasonable at $9m x 4 but not a penny or day more.
Too many sucker GMs out there of course
Yes, his playoffs PPG is 0.88. Over an 82 game average that's 72 points and 36 goals in 82 games. Since when does a player who puts up 72 points in 82 games when it matters most deserve to be the highest paid player in the NHL? This is lunacy. So far Matthews has not shown he is built for the playoffs. He hates engaging in scrums and spends more time on the fringe, relying on his shot, then grinding it out and using his size and strength to battle. He also has a very nonchalant, ho-hum approach to losing and getting bounced year after year. It's painful to watch.You are wrong he has 44 points in 50 games including 22 goals.
This is pure hyperbole. Matthews is not Datsyuk, Bergeron, Kopitar, Barkov, Gainey, or Clarke. His overplayed "200 foot game" is far from the reason the Leafs win or lose, hence 1 playoff round win in 7 years. If Matthews expects 13 mil a year it better be because he's going to come up huge in the money games, not score at a 36 goal pace and backcheck a little.Nope, it is about the 200ft game Matthews also plays.