Quoting: Babcock_4_Mayor
Look at the current RFAs who are still unsigned:
Mark Stone
Ryan Murray
Ryan Spooner
Jacob Trouba
Cody Ceci
Elias Lindholm
Kevin Hayes
Matt Dumba
Brock Nelson
Connor Hellebuyck
Tom Wilson
Jason Zucker
William Karlsson
Brady Skjei
Brandon Montour
Dylan Larkin
Jordan Schmaltz
Noah Hanifin
Mark Jankowski
Miles Wood
Jimmy Vesey
Sam Reinhart
Nick Ritchie
Jake Virtanen
Darnell Nurse
Ryan Hartman
Josh Morrissey
Anthony Mantha
Ryan Pulock
Shea Theodore
William Nylander
Buckle up everyone! the rest of the summer is gonna be super exciting when all of these guys get traded since they haven't been re-signed yet!
Buckle up, cant wait for the Toronto riots next summer! - because that's whats going to happen when Leafs fans wake up from their delusion and realize the salary cap applies to Toronto too.
"The Auston Matthews Riots"
Funny part is, a few months ago I implied that Toronto "technically" could sign Tavares and posters called that "crazy" because of the cap hell thing, but now it's not "crazy"...
Oh yea, that's right - Matthews, Marner & Nylander are going to sign sweetheart deals because you know - hockey's not a business in Toronto - it's about "hockey" and pleasing "the fans"....
There is no way in hell Toronto ISN'T going to have to move a few big contracts to fit these guys in - at the very least Marleau and Kadri.....
The better the Leafs do, the more these kids are going to get paid which is funny....
I don't know why Leafs fans just cant admit that this is their best opportunity to make a deep run because next summer they're going to have some problems...
I mean Nikita Kucherov just signed for 9.5 million - Matthews is going to want 13M, Marner 9M at least.... The notion that Nylander will sign a long-term deal for anything less than 7.5 is insanity....
Toronto is in a pretty unusual position right now and next summer.... If they sign Nylander to a long-term deal NOW, then next summer they're going to have issues getting BOTH Matthews & Marner signed - especially if the Leafs win the Cup.....
You cant bet Nylander wants a long-term deal, but he's not going to lock himself down for the next 8 years at 6.5 per, because he knows that he will be worth 8-9 million in 4 years...