Sportsnet 590 The FAN: Jason Bukala on the Toronto Maple Leafs might need to pay Matthew Knies upwards of $9 million on a long-term deal, and the specter of a proposal sheet.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Mike Futa: “You take a look at a number like that. What do you think that?”
Bukala: “So, I feel that the strategy. I’ll answer on the front end. I feel that with the cap, in case you take a look at Tom Wilson’s contract, and also you take a look at Tkachuk’s contract in relation to the trajectory of the salary cap, at the moment, on the proportion sensible, I feel that it could easily surpass Tkachuk. The following, the Knies deal. It may well easily do this.
I don’t know that the, so if I’m his agent, okay, I do know 2ks, O2k Sports, Matt Federico, if I’m, if I’m his agent, I don’t know if I’m not on the lookout for a five-year immediately. Considering where the caps going, as an alternative of an eight. If I’m Toronto, I’m attempting to get it at eight. I actually am and, and I would like to get that cost definitely long run.
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So if it goes to eight and also you eat up three extra years of UFA, you’ve been in these rooms (Mike Futa), you realize, there’s gonna be a price related to that. That may be one extra million a yr due to eating up that no less than, right? So it could go to, it could literally go to $9 million.”
Matt Marchese: “Wow.”
Bukala: “It really could. I mean, and you’ve got to have a look at it a wide range of ways. You’ve got to, like you simply identified, only the third player in history to…”
Marchese: “Third this season.”
Bukala: “Third this season, sorry to attain that (25 goals) and with the 150 (hits). At 22 years old, he’s a unicorn. For prospects which might be coming into the league, he’s a unicorn. For the Toronto Maple Leaf he a completely unicorn. And so they’ve been looking for this type of a player, you realize, perpetually.
So that they must do, the entire premise of my piece was that I felt like everybody was getting caught up most recently, and we proceed to get caught up post trade deadline within the within the Mitch Marner story, right? And I just don’t see how you’ll be able to not sign Knies first after which see what’s left over to do the remainder of your small business.
Take a take a look at the Edmonton Oilers. It’s not on the identical trajectory, It’s not the identical player, but they brought in (Viktor) Arvidsson and (Jeff) Skinner, after which what happened with (Philip) Broberg and (Dylan) Holloway? You understand, Holloway just scored his twenty third last night.”
Marchese: “and Broberg the OT winner.”
Futa: “So this is strictly, no, go ahead Buk’s, no, go ahead.”
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Bukala: “So that is how it really works Matty, we’re in a professional meeting, and if I even have any stay in it, that’s my presentation to Fute’s and upper management. I’m saying that is my, that is my suggestion, because he’s going to get offer sheeted.”
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