Modifié 4 févr. 2019 à 16 h 3
Quoting: lomac92
Haven't you been paying attention to player contracts? they sign based on % of cap at time of signing, not comparable hit. Almost every insider is suggesting Matthews will make over $11m even on a 5 year term so i've probably gone too light here...
I'm not saying Kap or Nylander have to be traded for cap reasons alone, they have to be traded because the Leafs spend far too much money on Fwds and not enough on D. One of those two guys will net you the most value coming back, the Leafs need to find more quality defenceman this offseason - unless you think Dermott, Rosen, Zaitsev and Holl make up 2/3rds of a contending teams blueline?
The analysts are saying he is asking for 11aav. The info comes from agents and the like, not the leafs, who are an exceptionally tight ship. That 11 is likely the max he gets, and more than likely gets less. They said Nylander wanted 8.5, he got 7 (1.5 less). I'm saying that if Matthews is asking for 5-6 at 11, he likely gets 1-1.5 less (5-6@9.5/9.34-10)
Eichel a cap hit is 10.6 AAV this year with inflation. So the % argument doesn't disprove anything I said.
The leafs spend more than multiple recent Cup winners on the D core. How much you spend is irrelevant. Imagine thinking that Matthews sucks and that the leafs need a centre upgrade because Matthews makes .925aav. it sounds stupid, but that is essentially the argument you just made for the D core. Players, not AAV/hit is important.
Dermott has proven himself a top 4 dman, Rielly and Muzzin (the guy you forget about) are a capable #1-2 d pair. Zaitzev issue is mostly his contract, he is a 4-5 dman, who could likely be a full time 4 if babs stopped burying him in the D zone.
So yes, I think the leafs d core is fine for a contender. The pens won with #1 dman Ron hainsey 2 years ago lol.
Muzzin-Rielly
Dermott-Zaitzev
Rosen-oz/Holl/Liljegren when he gets a mid season call up.
That's pretty good for an offense focused team man.
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