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We are very excited about this trade..I am jumping up and down literally..We got a top dman for essentially a first rounder and couple of prospects..

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Mckenzie reporting Matthews deal is close and likely $11.5 times 5 year deal.

 

Not sure how I feel about not locking him up max term. I know it brings the AAV lower to go less years but we are in danger of losing him in 5 years when he is in the prime of his career.

 

This may set the new bar for RFAs

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Matthews will be gone in 5 years plus the Leafs window is 5 years

 

Not sure we can predict that..Why do we feel its only 5 years..After 5 Tavares should be declining yes, I like to think its longer..But you maybe right.

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Not sure we can predict that..Why do we feel its only 5 years..After 5 Tavares should be declining yes, I like to think its longer..But you maybe right.

 

 

Hockey business world we live in now

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I'm unclear on how much they would have had to pay him for the 8 year deal.

Hes at 11.5

McDavid is at 12.5

What was he asking for for those 3 years? 14?!?!!

 

Yes in that range..I think they are basing it on the percentage of cap..if equated to Mcdavid would be around $14 with the new cap..I read something to that effect

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I'm unclear on how much they would have had to pay him for the 8 year deal.

Hes at 11.5

McDavid is at 12.5

What was he asking for for those 3 years? 14?!?!!

 

He’s at 14% of next seasons cap. McDavid signed for 17% of cap in the first year of his deal, which would work out to about $14 million per year. I assume it would have taken at least 13 million to get it done for 8 years.

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They sure are paying a lot of money to players for their RFA years, for players who have never won anything.

Still a great collection of assets+talent, but wow, no bargains at all.

 

There seems to be a lot of comparison to the Blackhawks today, but I would note most of those big deals came after Cup wins, and took up some of the UFA years.

 

At this point, I dont get why this is called a win, since Matthews was always going to be a Leaf until he turned 26 anyway. Its nice they got it done without issue, but I dont get the celebration?

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I might also be bitter because:

According to a tax treaty between Canada and the United States, as a U.S. resident Matthews’ massive signing bonuses ($54.5M) would be taxed at 15 per cent in Canada. His salary ($3.65M) would be taxed at 53.53 per cent.

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I might also be bitter because:

According to a tax treaty between Canada and the United States, as a U.S. resident Matthews’ massive signing bonuses ($54.5M) would be taxed at 15 per cent in Canada. His salary ($3.65M) would be taxed at 53.53 per cent.

 

Hmmmn. That’s correct. Just like the time I had to wire $150k to Clinton for an appearance he made in Toronto. I had to request his social insurance number since I was withholding 15%

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I did some checking. Tavares' contract is similar, next to no base salary, heavy bonuses.

Marleau is more of a 75-25 split

 

Muzzin is 100% salary...0% bonus

 

Zaitsev gets no bonus in 20-21, all salary. lockout=no money?

 

 

Have the Canadian teams been doing this for US atheletes for years, and I never knew? Did you guys know this kind of tax circumvention was going on?

 

edit...tax avoidance.

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They sure are paying a lot of money to players for their RFA years, for players who have never won anything.

Still a great collection of assets+talent, but wow, no bargains at all.

 

There seems to be a lot of comparison to the Blackhawks today, but I would note most of those big deals came after Cup wins, and took up some of the UFA years.

 

At this point, I dont get why this is called a win, since Matthews was always going to be a Leaf until he turned 26 anyway. Its nice they got it done without issue, but I dont get the celebration?

 

times have changed. There is a lot of talk that offer sheets will be real. The days of star players not getting paid for their RFA years are over.

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