Toronto didn't have much choice in agreeing to a shorter term, given their cap situation and the Marner deal yet to come. I don't think the Flames are quite in that situation, but I could see a shorter term, as the Flames have gone a little shorter on Johnny and Mony than what most fans wanted. There is risk, but if the team can remain competitive and manages the cap reasonably well, they could still re-sign him on the next contract.
The big issue with the Matthews deal is that 11.6 seems a bit much for so few UFA years.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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