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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 31, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.
Thread: LA fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MT_11</b></div><div>How many of said 34-35 top flight centermen are even <strong>near</strong> Tavares' 11 million dollar cap hit?</div></div>

I hear you and I don't really like arguing in favour of the Tavares contract because I am not sure I would have done that deal had I been in charge. I think in TO's case it does cause some problems. It means they have to fight young guys to take less than they likely deserve because too much is going to Tavares. That being said, if you are going to overpay someone, a franchise centre isn't the worst way to go. He'll probably be an elite player for 4-5 of the 7 years he's under contract and then be very effective for the rest of the contract. My point is he is 2 years younger than Doughty and that contract is 1 extra year. I would never give term to a guy in his 30's its a death trap. In my opinion, star players should get their big 8 year deal when they come off their ELC's that way you are paying top dollar for a players best years, rather than bridging them and then giving them huge contracts that run into their mid 30's. Just look at Corey Perry, that is what happens when you give big money to guys leaving their prime.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2018 at 12:42 a.m.
Thread: Genuinely interested in Leafs fans thoughts on this
I understand this is just to see if leafs fans would prefer Doughty to JT, so there's no point critiquing the trade people. Not a leafs fan. But I think this would be a win for Toronto. Doughty is a Norris winner and is viewed as a top 5 dman in the league. I don't think anyone views Tavares as a top 5 center in the league, many wouldn't even have him in the top 10. And franchise defensemen can usually play at the top of their game longer, so Doughty's less likely to drop off in his older years IMO. Doughty is a proven leader and has tons of playoff experience, not to mention a Norris trophy and 2 Stanley cup rings. And he's also a tad more consistent player than JT, he's one of the best dmen in the league pretty much every year. I think Doughty instead of Tavares makes the leafs a better team for the next 8 years. Just my opinion