John Tavares desires 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 achieved. What do you, when do you assume that occurs? And what does that quantity appear to be?
Seravalli: “I feel they’ve engaged in some cursory dialog to, to grasp and wrap their heads round what that appears like.
It’s arduous 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 sort out. Like I might assume that one thing in, you understand, for those who might get him right down to $6 million a yr.
Like that appears actually cheap to me, provided that, I feel he’s for his, his sport has advanced and altered a ton since he grew to become a Leaf. And he’s he’s saved up with it, although the skating hasn’t been there. He’s actually developed into an unbelievable web entrance participant that I feel nonetheless has a ton of utility.
In order that appears cheap. I assume the query can be time period. Like he’s made a ton. I don’t assume he’s out for lots, however what’s a good, truthful quantity to current for somebody that’s form of achieved every little thing you’ve requested him to do?
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Yeah, I, will see what finally ends up taking place there. However yeah, he looks like he’s nonetheless, nicely, 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 may be a bit bit greater than some individuals anticipated it to be when this was first form of kicked round, that he was going to take the low cost.”
