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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The Senators don't like to pay big money to players. The reality is that a few years down the road once they negotiate with Brady they will probably shop him once they see his demands so why would they be interested in Matthew at $9 million a season and a year away from asking for that kind of money over 8 years?
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This may be true.
Or maybe they are actually shrewd enough to not throw money at post-apex players? Or that they set a price they are willing to pay and won’t budge?
Seems like they were willing to play ball with Stone, which makes sense compared to EK or Hoffman. Melnyk is a clown, but OTT has done a decent job of reading their tea leaves and playing the hand they have...
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