Mike4Leafs4ever
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- Feb 22, 2020
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We desperately need defense and scoring from the bottom 6, but we cannot have three $11M forwards and a defense/bottom 6 that can win in the playoffs. They are mutually exclusive. Of the three $11M forwards, Mathews is clearly the most deserving. So if our homeboys Marner and JT are true team players and want to live the dream and win a Stanley Cup with the Maple Leafs, they should voluntarily rip up there current contracts and re-sign with a $2-3M pay cut each. That would give us another $4-6M in CAP space to get a defense. If they did this, Mathews might even kick in $1M by re-negotiation and get us $5-7M in CAP.
I don’t know if there are rules that prevent this, but if there are such rules there are likely creative ways to get around it. I am sure the PA would have a fit, but given the stagnate CAP from the COVID situation, I think it is reasonable.
I don’t know if there are rules that prevent this, but if there are such rules there are likely creative ways to get around it. I am sure the PA would have a fit, but given the stagnate CAP from the COVID situation, I think it is reasonable.