John Tavares needs to remain in Toronto however he’s going to a lot much less to make it work for the Maple Leafs
Sportsnet: Frank Seravalli on the JD Bunkis Podcast speaking about Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA ahead and former captain, John Tavares.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bunkis: “You talked about the Tavares factor that ultimately will get performed. What do you, when do you suppose that occurs? And what does that quantity appear like?
Seravalli: “I believe they’ve engaged in some cursory dialog to, to grasp and wrap their heads round what that appears like.
It’s onerous to place a quantity on it as a result of I don’t know what John Tavares is considering. Like. what’s he instructing his brokers to, to exit and deal with. Like I’d suppose that one thing in, you realize, should you might get him all the way down to $6 million a yr.
Like that appears actually affordable to me, on condition that, I believe he’s for his, his recreation has developed and altered a ton since he turned a Leaf. And he’s he’s stored up with it, although the skating hasn’t been there. He’s actually developed into an unbelievable web entrance participant that I believe nonetheless has a ton of utility.
In order that appears affordable. I assume the query can be time period. Like he’s made a ton. I don’t suppose he’s out for lots, however what’s a good, truthful quantity to current for somebody that’s sort of performed every part you’ve requested him to do?
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Yeah, I, will see what finally ends up occurring there. However yeah, he looks like he’s nonetheless, properly, it doesn’t appear, he’s nonetheless a really, very proud participant. And so I, my learn on it’s he’ll clearly take much less. He’ll find yourself staying however that it could be somewhat bit greater than some individuals anticipated it to be when this was first sort of kicked round, that he was going to take the low cost.”