"How can there not be? I would apply that to both Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi. The obvious issue, though, is with Nylander's extension kicking in and Matthews' extension kicking in, even though the cap is going up, the Leafs don't have a bottomless pit here. If you're going to find a creative way to convince these guys to avoid unrestricted free agency, its going to come out of somewhere else.
Who's playing on your fourth line? How many entry-level contracts can you have playing in the NHL? How many sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth defensemen can you have playing nightly in the NHL cause that's the give and take when you're trying to hoard really good players.
These guys are at an age where the money matters, the term matters. I think it's going to take a lot more for the players to avoid the open market. Tyler Bertuzzi is going to get paid, so is Max Domi. I don't think the Leafs are going to be able to afford them. Maybe one of them if there is a slight concession, but I don't think they can afford both."
