What Brock Nelson‘s extension means for John Tavares?
First Up: Mike Johnson when requested what Brock Nelson’s three-year, $7.5 million cap hit cope with the Colorado Avalanche means for Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA heart John Tavares.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Host: “Do you assume this Nelson deal once more, three years, 7.5 million per. He’s a 12 months youthful than Tavares. Does that have an effect on something almost about how Tavares appears to be like at this free company.”
Johnson: “It’s a very good level, as a result of Tavares had a greater 12 months by a mile than Brock Nelson. Tavares had a greater profession than Brock Nelson. Tavares has been constantly higher the previous couple of years than Brock Nelson.
Tavares is not going to be provided the identical contract that Brock Nelson was provided. And so to attempt to persuade John Tavares that we simply, you already know, we wish to provide you with three years at 4 and a half or 5, the one approach you will get that deal performed is that if he’s keen to simply say, I’m taking a large low cost as a result of I wish to play in Toronto.
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In any other case, you already know, his market worth is principally Nelson’s deal, perhaps a bit extra, proper? Three for eight, three for eight and a half. That’s in all probability what Tavares’ open market worth appears to be like like, and also you’re going to attempt to get him for nearly half that? That may be a important low cost.
You hope you will get it in the event you’re the Leafs, however the market form of set there. And that negotiating place to love how do you pitch that to Tavares is simply underneath the guise of, properly, we’d like you to if you wish to assist your house group if you wish to reside and play right here. You bought to provide it them.”
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