New Offer Sheet Compensation Could Spell Disaster for the Maple Leafs with Matthew Knies
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The NHL has released new compensation thresholds for offer sheets that make Maple Leafs’ rising star winger Matthew Knies even more vulnerable to an offer sheet.
“Teams can start talking to RFAs on the night of June 30, but nothing can be signed until free agency officially begins at 12:01 pm (ET) on July 1.”
As per Puckpedia, Matthew Knies is in the final year of his entry-level contract that pays him $925,000 per season. After a breakout season where he scored 29 goals and 58 points, as well as 5 goals in 10 playoffs games so far, there is bound to be plenty of interest from other teams in getting him in their lineup. The new compensation thresholds mean he could be offered north of $9.3 million by an outside organization, and they would only need to give up a first, second, and third round draft pick.In order to keep Knies, who very much appears to be a star in the making, the Maple Leafs may have to consider letting a player like John Tavares or Mitch Marner walk in free agency, or risk losing Knies to an offer from another team.
Friedman notes that teams considering an offer sheet have to use their own picks, not ones acquired from other teams in a trade.
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