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Originally Posted by agulati
It is more that he feels slighted when compared to the Matthews contract. If Matthews had been signed to an 8 year contract at a higher amount, he might have been more open to it. Leafs screwed up in the Matthews contract situation, but honestly, this might also be the new norm.
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The Matthews contract is what started this whole mess.
Giving him the 2nd highest AAV in the league, while only locking him up for 5 years was ridiculous.
Dubas has been terrible at RFA negotiation.
But they can't double down on that now with an even worse contract.