{"id":40854,"date":"2019-01-31T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=40854"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:16:26","slug":"nhl-trade-rumours-artemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/01\/31\/nhl-trade-rumours-artemi\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Trade Rumours: Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Thursday, another fresh batch of NHL Trade Rumours from Last Word On Hockey! Today we’ll dive into the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>, and Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NHL Trade Rumours<\/h1>\n

Toronto Maple Leafs<\/h2>\n

Rumour:<\/em> Bob McKenzie speculated on Toronto 1050<\/a> that Auston Matthews<\/a><\/strong> contract could be in the range of $11 million for five or six years, or a longer-term deal of $13 million for seven or eight. This may effect NHL Trade Rumours going forward.<\/p>\n

Analysis:<\/em> The saga of Matthews contract has been a focal point of the Leafs organization. The clubs salary cap next year is looking to be around $83 million. If we’re going by McKenzie’s numbers, the five or six-year deal would be about 13% of their cap. The longer-term option is closer to 15%.<\/p>\n

The Leafs have a secondary focus on their plate as well: Mitch Marner<\/a><\/strong> and his potential cap hit. With that in mind, they’re probably favouring a shorter term deal for Matthews. It’s been a well-argued point that the two deserve matching contracts, so it’s not unfathomable that whatever Matthews gets will have a direct effect on that Marner would accept. Both players are extremely close when it comes down to their value and contributions to the organization. The best case scenario for Toronto is to keep the pair together and with the franchise. Both of these contracts will largely affect the Leafs cap space going forward.<\/p>\n

Columbus Blue Jackets<\/h2>\n

Rumour: <\/em>TSN Insider<\/a>\u00a0Pierre LeBrun was quoted saying that Artemi Panarin<\/a><\/strong> could be traded ahead of the deadline to the Nashville Predators<\/a> or Boston Bruins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bob McKenzie chats Jake Muzzin, Auston Matthews & Artemi Panarin on OverDrive https:\/\/t.co\/dXAX8H9XRG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OverDrive 1050 (@OverDrive1050) January 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n