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LynseyLeafs
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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 15, 2020 at 11:35 p.m.
Thread: What If We Signed McDonagh Instead of Tavares
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>I'm sure McDonagh who was never a UFA, had interest in signing with the Leafs.
What is this nonsense about not signing Tavares? Had nothing to do with Kadri. Not what happened that sealed Kadri's fate as a Leaf was the Leafs overpaid Matthews, Nylander and Marner 4.5m when league comparables are made at their time of signing. Plus the Leafs just didn' get Kerfoot. They got the so called much need RHD Barrie for one year. Now Barrie was horrible, but I'm sure Leaf management was looking at the deal Kadri for Kerfoot and a good Barrie for one year.
I think the Leaf did an option with Matthews. Imagine if he was traded or offer sheeted and the Leafs got 4 first rounders. But more important the Leafs would have had 11.6 more in cap space.
And now in a flat cap league...11.6m gets you whole lotta player(s)</div></div>

It's not about Tavares. It's just about what if this happened. I love John Tavares. Just wondering what we could have had if he didn't sign with us. He's a good asset. I think John Tavares might be slightly better for Leafs than McDonagh. Doughty out of the 3 is the worst and I wouldn't take him at all.