Quoting: MATTHEWS_COME_HOME
Please tell me some teams you think he’d consider other than Arizona...
As I said, a big USA market, not a backwater NHL franchise. This "hometown" really has little meaning.
I would guess Rangers, LA, Chicago, Boston, Tampa, Vegas, Detroit, Philadelphia would be choices. Even Dallas, San Jose, Seattle, Now it would depend on how these teams can fit Matthews into their cap without taking away many pieces from their rosters.
Gee, the Coyotes can't even sell out for Matthews one appearance per year when the Leafs are in town. And even at that, the fans are Canadian snowbirds cheering for the Leafs. Arizona just doesn't have the big stage that IMO Matthews wants.
But I'm willing to entertain any ideas why Arizona would be a preferred destination for Matthews.