[tsn] Leafs Re-Sign F Auston Matthews to 5-Year $58.17M Extension; $11.634M AAV

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I don't see how they can afford to keep both Marner and Kapanen. They'll have about 8 million in cap space + whatever the cap increases by for next year. At most 11.5 million based on a raise to an 83M cap?

 

Unless one or both of them sign 1 year bridge contracts to postpone a long term deal until Marleau's contract is off the books, but it's hard to see that happening.

How much does that leave for marner's and any other rfas

 

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I can't believe Matthews would settle at that. At that number, he and Tavares are doing the Leafs $5m worth of favors per year.

And why take the discount in your prime only 5 years, after that he may not be worth it

 

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I'd like to see the Rangers jump into this situation one way or another. The most likely would probably be to work out a trade for Kadri or Zaitsev to relieve them of those respective cap hits, while getting other compensation in return (Kapanen? Andreas Johnsson?). I'd rather not do Zaitsev at all, but it would depend on the package.

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Hey Gorton,

 

Offer sheet Marner please.

 

Thanks

And why take the discount in your prime only 5 years, after that he may not be worth it

 

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Based on what precedent, freak injury? I'm not sure this is much of a discount at all. It gives him a guaranteed $58 million now and allows him to cash in a second time at 26 in free agency when the cap will inarguably be even higher.

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Bulletproof.

What's the reasoning behind almost all the contract being signing bonus vs salary?

What's the reasoning behind almost all the contract being signing bonus vs salary?

Paid up front, no escrow, lockout proof.

Also, not that they would, but signing bonuses don't count towards buyouts. If for some reason they wanted to buy him out, they would get virtually no cap savings.

According to Cap Friendly (https://www.capfriendly.com/offer-sheet-calculator)...offer sheet compensation:

 

$8,118,642 - $10,148,302 2 First Round Picks, 1 Second Round Pick, 1 Third Round Pick

$10,148,303 - ∞ 4 First Round Picks

 

A 7 year contract at $10,148,302 per year offer sheet for Marner would be matched by Toronto, no question. They would trade Nylander or find a way to unload a Zaitsev or Kadri.

 

I would be on the fence about biting that 4 1st round bullet. Technically if you offered him 7 years 12-12.5 million per you could really force Toronto's hand. I don't think they would be able to match.

Paid up front, no escrow, lockout proof.

 

Wow. That's significant. Thanks!

Paid up front, no escrow, lockout proof.

 

Buyout proof, too.

Wow. That's significant. Thanks!

 

It's also why we're absolutely going to have another lockout, but that's a story for another day.

Technically if you offered him 7 years 12-12.5 million per you could really force Toronto's hand. I don't think they would be able to match.

This is why I'm surprised that Matthews signed this deal, it is very team friendly. Very.

 

Part of the rationale behind this deal is that it allows him to be a UFA again at 26, but I'm not really sure that contract would be all that different than if he's 28. Cap will influence this, and contracts will go up but..

 

5x11.5 (57.5) + 7x15 (105) = 162.5

7x13 (91) + 6x14 (84) = 175

 

I guess he could be planning on his next contract being 4-5 years and then getting his last big deal at 30, but that's a tough sell to me.

 

5x11.5 (57.5) + 4x13 (52) + 7x12 (84) = 193.5, but I'm not sure he wouldn't be able to get that last 20 after signing a 6-year deal in the second scenario.

Buyout proof, too.

 

also in general, I think players would rather have that cash and give it to their money guy to start investing and growing now as opposed to waiting for it over the years.