Quoting: zyyyp
TOR trades their young dynamic point per game franchise C and their biggest weakness is left unaddressed...
Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
Stone and Karlsson are very good at defense, if you can't solve it with d-men then solve it with very good 2 way forwards
Quoting: justaBoss
If I'm VGK I'd decline this honestly. As good as Matthews is, he just isn't worth two of their best forwards and a good prospect for that matter.
Also considering the fact that both Karlsson and Stone are inked to max term deals, moving them for a guy with only 4 years left seems bad asset management.
Quoting: AFOX10900
@Lights found another... Why did I click on this
Quoting: Lights
Only reason I could see Toronto not doing this is due to age gap. Haven't checked up on AM recently. I know Stone is like a top 5-10 player though.
Quoting: StoneFan
MERCI!!!
Quoting: PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood
When you have a franchise centre, you don't trade him. Ever.
Quoting: AFOX10900
Ik a guy who debates between him (Stone) and Couts at 1-2
Quoting: firezfurx
That's actually factually incorrect, he is quite good at defense. He is certainly a top-10 defensemen in the NHL corrently.
Quoting: Jamiepo
Ditto, a player like Matthews does not get traded.
Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
So cut the crap you’re in no business to talk I don’t even think VGK takes this it was just to show 34’s value.
Quoting: justaBoss
I'm not surprised to see this comment from a Leafs fan.
Quoting: firezfurx
Yes but Rielly has adequate defense while being dominant offensively. The whole "Rielly has no defense" thing is a bit of a myth.
This deal might work out to be fairly even for the next 2-3 seasons.
But it will likely look terrible for Toronto for the 5 season after that.
THEE YEARS FROM NOW:
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Mark Stone will be in his 30's and signed for another 5 seasons at $9,500,000 (He's great right now but we don't know how long his prime will last)
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Will Karlsson will be in his 30's and signed for another 5 seasons at $6,000,000 (He's been trending down in GPG and PPG for for 2 seasons already)
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Peyton Krebs may or may not be an impact player at NHL level (he hasn't played a pro game yet so I won't make any predictions).
AT THE SAME TIME:
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Auston Matthews will be 25 and entering his prime with 2 years left on his contract (and could potentially be a top 2-3 player in the NHL).
It makes zero sense for Toronto unless Stone + Karlsson are a massive improvement on Matthews for the next 2-3 years (and they're not).