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Originally Posted by agulati
Leafs forward salary bias is going to screw them over. 4 players making 40 million+ combined, is absolutely crazy.
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I think all of the talk about the Leafs overpaying their forwards is a little overblown. The main issue is if they do not perform. This that doesn't seem like a big risk for Matthews or Marner (especially considering Marner plays with Tavares who will keep his stats up). Having a bunch of good young players on contracts without no trades is always an asset that they can trade if they are finding that it is not working. As far as i can tell from CapFriendly, Tavares is the only leaf with a no trade (no movement). If it comes out that Marner also has a no trade clause then feel free to talk about over payment on forwards but as long as there is none and they can be traded for other pieces I don't see a problem with it.