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davidponte posted...

I think the cost is really only worth it for the generational players. McDavid and Matthews? The argument could be made that $15 million a year and 4 1st round picks would be worth it. But even then that seems steep.

A player of Nylander's caliber, however, is nowhere close. You'd have to be at at least $8 million for the Leafs to not match it, and then you'd be giving up a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round pick. I'd gladly take that. If you even go to $8.2 million then it becomes two 1st rounders.

You say 4 1sts for Matthews sounds steep but if the worst team right now offered that for him you wouldn't take that trade in a million years. Same with Nylander, yea you will gladly take the picks but if a team in the top half of the league offers that you would be pretty lucky to get a player of Nylanders quality from any of those picks.

As for the respect issue it is overblown. Any GM that would knowingly settle for less in a trade just because they won't deal with another team that offersheeted their player is straight up bad and should be fired. I mean yea I can see some GM's doing that but it would fall into the category of lolsens who get way less for their players to keep them out of the division.
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