Quoting: SammyT_51
Obviously its interesting when other teams are concentrating on other teams more than solving their own issues. Second.. Matthews would make 16mil+ in Toronto thats the thing.. lets say he signs 12mil contract for 8yrs thats 96mil plus added deals in toronto market and sponsorship deals he already has adds him plus 25-30 milion for that period which is something around 130 mil for 8 yrs (16.25 per year) so yeah and he would be on legit SC favourite.
Some NHL GM suggested that Lou might want revenge on Leafs for signing Tavares which is utter crap. I just dont see offer sheets happening anymore.. ROR in Colorado was the last signed offersheet. I dont see it happening realistically.
Maybe you're right. Maybe you're not. Fact is if Matthews signed that (hypothetically) He would make $37,555,872 after tax in Arizona compared to $29,889,316 in Toronto. So He already has to make up $7,666,556 in lost wages. You might say that's not a problem because of the great sponsorship opportunities in Toronto and that would be true, but Matthews is already one of the most marketable players in the NHL so its not like he's going to make $0 on sponsorships in Arizona (he's sponsors are not disappearing just because he signs there).
The main point for Matthews to do this is because He would get to UFA as soon as possible (age 25) and would be free to sign wherever he wants at a max deal of 20% whatever the cap would be. Being conservative the cap be around 90 mill by the time he's a UFA and he would be eligible to sign a 7 x $18,00,000 with any team.
I believe He'd still want to stay in TO but this would force there hand on signing the contract and helps Matthews financially by getting him to UFA asap.
All of these points are moot because I still believe the Leafs match...forcing the leafs to deal away other players (nylander, kap, marner, whoever).
GMs would be smart to do this because it hurts the Leafs, and in-turn it helps them. I know you might be upset by that point, but its a fact.