Vancouver decides to go all in this year and look for strong defensive center to help them be better defensively. That or just to piss TMLsage off. Which ever is more satisfying for me.
In season offer sheet and even though that isn't even possible, Matthews accepts anyway just to make an example of those Leafs fans who say definitively that he wouldn't. Because Matthews beats to his own drum. He's not going to let society chose where he wants to play. What better way to stick to them by signing in MTL. That and Arizona is too damn hot!
Habs then do the unspeakable.......they gift wrap all those players to Pittsburgh plus others because they know the one thing that would piss of people on here more then the Habs winning, would be Pittsburgh winning another 10 more cups in a row. YOU ARE WELCOME.