News Article: Sportsnet.Ca: Cap to remain $81.5 for 3 seasons.

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

He has unreal skill and is a great skater.
He can be a center. At 50% or better on faceoffs the last 3 years.
He's under $7M a year.
4 years left. Takes him 28.

Last year he went 22-20-42 at even strength.
His 5 on 5 scoring was 2.32 points/60.
In Detroit you're probably bumping him up to 20 minutes a night.

Instantly gives us a real second line and gives Zadina elite skill to work with.
Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha
Fabbri-Nylander-Zadina

I don't know what he'd cost, but honestly, he's a f***ing bargain at $7M until he's 28,
Those are his prime years. I'll never understand why people thought this was a bad deal.

The bad deal was Tavares when you already had Matthews, Marner and Nylander.

Yeah, but they're not winning a Cup w/o Tavares.

Nylander is 8.7% of cap/$6.962M! = 2C, which is too much.

I don't get the C vibe from him. #88 isn't gonna put up those #'s in Det.

We gotta snag Cirelli somehow.

 

[MBH]

I still wonder if Toronto might trade Matthews.
Easiest way to solve the issue.

And what would Arizona pay?

 

[Ricelund]

I still wonder if Toronto might trade Matthews.
Easiest way to solve the issue.

And what would Arizona pay?

Why would they trade Matthews before Marner and/or Nylander?

Both will be redundant when they get Lafreniere, anyway.

 

[MBH]

Why would they trade Matthews before Marner and/or Nylander?

Both will be redundant when they get Lafreniere, anyway.

Money. And he's worth more to Arizona than any other team in hockey.
And they've got the assets to make it work, I think.
Matthews also seems like a bit of a douche. He looks like a douche. He got a drunk and disorderly arrest. He's got COVID-19. There were always reported rumors with Babcock.

If I could get my Lindros to Philadelphia trade out of Arizona, I'd do it.

 

[Henkka]

I still wonder if Toronto might trade Matthews.
Easiest way to solve the issue.

And what would Arizona pay?

Ekman-Larsson + forward like Keller at minimum.