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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 2, 2017 at 3:40 p.m.
Thread: Contract Extensions in the next 3 Years
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AK_tune</b></div><div>For anyone coming off of an ELC, the term will drastically change the AAV. I assume this is maxed out at 8 yrs and if so, those AAV make sense. But I think there's so much more hockey to play before any of those ELC guys besides Eichel and Matthews and maybe Laine should automatically get 8 year deals like these. So I don't disagree with any of them, but I'd question whether guys like Werenski, Marner, Nylander, and Aho deserve these 8 year big money deals. Again, when their deals expire, it may be a different story.

In any case, I'm just glad STL were able to lock up Tarasenko for 8x7.5. Very quickly becoming one of the best contracts out there. :)</div></div>

True, I think it all depends on what Werenksi, Marner etc... can all do in their 2nd years we will have to wait and see.....
It's amazing the Blues hammered that Vlady deal done, guarantee if he had to sign now he would ask for north of 8.5 million cuz of the rising cap and guys like Draisaitl asking for 9 million
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 31, 2017 at 12:52 p.m.
Thread: Matthews and Marner payday
I think the contracts for the 3 are very realistic.

Matthews: Although he's not on McDavid's level he is as valuable to the Leafs as Connor is to the Oilers and the Matthews camp could argue that in the future he could possibly win the Rocket and maybe challenge for the Hart. So 12 million is very realistic, if Matthews wants 12 million the leafs have no choice to give him that kind of money its been a while since the leafs have had a player the calibre of Matthews.

Nylander, Marner: If Draisaitl gets 8-9 million, Nylander and Marner's camp could argue that although they aren't quite as good as Leon they still are elite players so 8 million does seem realistic....

Personal Take: Although it seems like a lot of money for young players thats the way the league is transitioning into but I ultimately believe that at the end of the day the Leafs will move either Nylander or Marner to free up some cap space.