ch1 is very, very upset by this news of Matthews re-upping for 8 years.
And locking in 8 years may not be the worst financial decision if he has any concerns about the longevity of his chronically injured wrist.
For sure. Just saying that there is a case for Auston to prefer 8 years even if you ignore the "I want to not suck this team dry and prefer to win" bit as other star players seem to follow at times.I was going to say that if AM signs for less, it might suck in one regard, but silver lining is that he's not too worried about his wrist compromising his career.
Agreed. Because he got 5 years, 11.6 per it means he WILL get a very small raise compared to others. It's meaningless. COVID changed everything.TLDR: this is a strong financial case to what zeke is arguing here. The "small raise" thing is definitely misleading considering what happened after last contract. Matthews may not give a fuck. Or maybe he will. We don't know what he's thinking either. We are all aware he has all of the leverage but if he's like other stars around the league, maybe he won't fight too hard and simply accept the tens of millions of dollars that the Leafs offer without demanding some ludicrous amount.
We are only suggesting that he is paid market value. Not ABOVE market value. That is all.
Hey I'm only suggesting that possibility of it. I agree that Matthews is more likely to be a bit more cut throat.market is always in flux..you know that very well....and guys like Matthews (superstar, 25) are the ones that change it
you might be right and Matthews decides to meekly get in line..who knows?
$13m x 8
13 is fine. axl likes the Leafs. That would be quite generous.WHY DO YOU HATE THE LEAFS SO MUCH!!!!!