Friedman just speculated that the Leafs might be looking to extend Matthews for less than 8 years, bringing the AAV down.
Somewhere in the 5-6 year range.
Matthews is 4 years from UFA. Signing him to 4 years would be the dumbest move the Leafs could make. He would be UFA right 26 and most likely walk.
So that got me thinking...
Arizona should offer a 4 year 16 mill contract to Matthews. There is no way Toronto could match that. Sure, Matthews goes UFA in 4 years but Arizona could just offer another max contract.
Arizona NEEDS to go after Matthews. I think they lose their team if they don't. They can't afford not to. Plus, they're always struggling to hit the cap floor anyway.
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