nobody
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Hear me out on this:
Matthews can choose to go to 31 other teams IF he wants to. You just never know with the younger stars nowadays. Doesn’t seem like loyalty is top priority anymore.
No one is talking about loyalty. I'm literally saying, he's going to get his $ and he gets to be the top dog in the spotlight as a Leafs centerpiece. If you know Matthews' personality, he loves the limelight and he loves the fact that he's always being talked up. He's not going to go to some franchise just to become a forgotten star player. The only teams where I can see Auston being enticed to go are the Rangers and maybe Montreal. So realistically speaking, there aren't 31 other teams. There's maybe 5. And unless those teams are giving him more value than the Leafs, I just don't see any reason for him to leave.
I'm saying McDavid is leaving not because he's not gonna get his $ from the Oilers or the same hype. He's gonna leave because he's been stuck in an abusive relationship. And he will have a chance to play for a better run organization while playing at home and getting his $$. There's a lot of incentives for him to come to play for the Leafs. A hell of a lot more than "legacy" or "loyalty".
I'm not sure why you're disagreeing with what I'm saying because we're literally stating the same points. Only thing that would keep McDavid in an Oilers uniform is if they turn the ship around in the next year or two (which is what we've been saying for 4 years now) OR he's really committed to being loyal to the franchise. And as you said and I agreed, there are no loyalties in sports. If player A is getting the same money from 2 different franchises, he's going to go to the one that has better prospects of winning, more stability, better lifestyle, familiarity, etc. Leafs provide him with everything Edmonton can and much much more. It's honestly a no-brainer.
Matthews could leave, sure. But there's no franchise out there that really trumps what the Leafs are offering. At best, they will match it. Tavares chose to leave an extra $1 mil on the table playing for the Leafs instead of signing with the Sharks because the Leafs simply offer him more stability, as good a roster (much younger core than Sharks), and opportunity of winning and familiarity (since he's a hometown kid).
I remember there was so much talk about Stamkos leaving and coming home and I for one had no reason to believe it to be true because the Leafs couldn't offer more than what he had with Tampa. He played for a lesser cap hit (helping his own team) while getting the same money, playing on a superior team, while having established a family in Tampa. And the entire time he's been a player in Tampa, he's been treated exceptionally. He had no reason to leave. He would be leaving a sure thing for uncertainty hoping that Matthews would be a good player or that Marner would be able to adjust to the league. JT came into a much more of a sure thing. McDavid would be doing much the same.
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