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I don't hate the cap hit or term for this player, but the Leafs couldn't afford to do this. They had trouble with the cap when he was making less than 7, Matthews is going to start making more money next year, Tavares' deal doesn't end for a few more years, Marner's deal is still 8 digits. Toronto couldn't afford to do this, yet they did it anyway... I think this severely damages the team for the foreseeable future. The cap isn't going up by enough to offset the pay raises.