Can the Toronto Maple Leafs and John Tavares find a reasonable number for both sides?
Sportsnet 590 Fan: Elliott Friedman on Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA center John Tavares and the potential for the two sides to reach a contract extension.
** Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
Matt Marchese: “That leads me to my next question, do you think that a) there's a conversation going on right now about Tavares' extension, and do you think that it's not just a 50-50 shot that he Stay in Toronto, maybe even end his career?
Friedman: “Well, I think, I think they've discussed this at least to some extent. Like me, what I hear a lot is that as long as everyone is being reasonable, it should be done.
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And, you know, I think at the end of the day, it's a big warning, right? Does everyone know what is reasonable? It does a lot of work, work in that sense.
I think he wants to stay. I think they were happy with them before. I think they're a lot more comfortable with them now after experiencing the way he handles everything on and off the ice.
I don't think his work will scare you. I mean, obviously the playoffs are half a season away and we'll see if anything changes. But you know, I, I do believe he wants to stay. I think they're particularly interested in retaining them this year. Now he has to find the sweet spot where everyone is happy with that number.
NHL Top 30 Trade Bait List
TSN: Check out the NHL's top 30 trade bait lists ahead of the March 7 NHL trade deadline.
1 Elias Pettersson – Center – Canucks – $11.6 million cap hit
2. JT Miller – C – Canucks – $8 million cap hit
3. Brock Nelson – C – Islanders – $6 million cap hit
4. John Gibson – G – Ducks – $6.4 million cap hit
5. David Savard – RHD – Canadian – $3.5 million cap hit
6. Will Borgen – RHD – Rangers – $2.7 million cap hit
7. Marcus Pettersson – LHD – Penguins – $4.03 million cap hit
8. Scott Laughton – C – Flyers – $3 million cap hit
9. Trent Frederic – Center – Bruins – $2.3 million cap hit
10. Yanni Gourde – C – Kraken – $5.2 million cap hit
11. Nick Roberston – Left Guard – Maple Leafs – Salary cap hit of $875,000
12. Taylor Hall – LB – Blackhawks – $6 million cap hit
13. Mathieu Olivier – RW – Blue Jackets – $1.1 million cap hit
14. Cody Ceci – RHD – Sharks – $3.25 million cap hit
15. Brandon Tanev – LW – Kraken – $3.5M cap hit
16. Justin Brazeau – RW – Bruins – $775,000 cap hit
17. Ryan O'Reilly – C – Predators – $4.5 million cap hit
15. Brandon Tanev – LW – Kraken – $3.5M cap hit
19. Kyle Palmieri – RW – Islanders – $5 million cap hit
20. Chris Kreider – LB – Rangers – $6.5M cap hit
21. Ivan Provorov – LHD – Blue Jackets – $6.75 million cap hit
22. Dylan Cozens – C – Sabers – $7.1 million cap hit
23. Bowen Byram – LHD – Sabers – $3.85 million cap hit
24. Mikael Granlund – C – Sharks – $5 million cap hit
25. Nick Bjugstad – Center – Utah – $2.1 million cap hit
26. Brandon Saad – LW – Blues – $4.5M cap hit
27. Gustav Nyquist – C – Predators – $3.19 million cap hit
28. Mario Ferraro – LHD – Sharks – $3.25 million cap hit
29. Nils Hoglander – RW – Canucks – $1.1 million cap hit
30. Jake Evans – C – Canadiens – $1.7 million cap hit
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