Auston Matthews' Next Contract Will Break the Bank in Toronto
Since first entering the NHL in 2016, Auston Matthews has been an elite player. With 542 points over 481 career games, Matthews is a proven offensive threat.
Matthews will be getting paid this offseason, it just depends on who is willing to pay the price of the proven goal scorer.
Projected Contract
A recent article published by The Athletic , Dom Luszczyszyn, discusses the new contract that Matthews will likely demand.
Prior precedent would also suggest something relatively close to $12.5 million - like the deal MacKinnon just signed, right next to McDavid's - but Matthews shouldn't be held to that outdated figure either. Players should be paid based on their worth relative to the salary cap which is about to boom, not to an artificial ceiling based on a contract signed six years ago.
Over the next five years, Matthews is projected to be worth between 17-to-19 percent of the salary cap. The same as Crosby and Ovechkin back in the day.
In 2023-24 terms, that's $14.2 million to $15.9 million per year.
In 2024-25 terms, when Matthews' new contract would kick in, that's $14.9 million to $16.6 million per year.
In 2025-26 terms, that's $15.6 million to $17.5 million per year.
Over the next five years, Matthews is projected to be worth between 17-to-19 percent of the salary cap. The same as Crosby and Ovechkin back in the day.
In 2023-24 terms, that's $14.2 million to $15.9 million per year.
In 2024-25 terms, when Matthews' new contract would kick in, that's $14.9 million to $16.6 million per year.
In 2025-26 terms, that's $15.6 million to $17.5 million per year.
With a potential contract of between $14.9M to $16.6M. Matthews would become the highest paid player in the NHL. With such a large contract however comes the hope of finally bringing back a Stanley Cup to Toronto when the cap goes up.
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