The fourth season: Not much to report on contract negotiations between Toronto Maple Leafs pending RFA forward Matthew Knies and pending UFA defenseman Jake McCabe according to David Pagnotta.
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Ryan Paton: “Finally, the Maple Leafs, they had discussions with Matthew Knies and Jake McCabe about extensions to do them before the end of next season, or hopefully before the start of next season.
Two different scenarios, however, Knies could be an RFA. McCabe could be a UFA. Is there anything new about these two?”
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Pagnotta: “Yeah, going back to Pittsburgh and Patterson? no,
Nothing. Nothing is impactful though, as far as anything on the horizon, Nick Alberga was actually the first report yesterday that nothing is really rolling with the Knies and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
I can tell you the same situation with Jake McCabe in Toronto. They had talks at the camp that carried it, I mean they started in July. Nothing yet, nothing tangible, nothing done. Nothing came of it, with regards to Jake McCabe in the Toronto extension.
Now look, everything can change with one phone call, but that should be just one phone call to get the ball rolling on the deal. They are open to it, McCabe and his camp.
My understanding is that they’re totally open to it if Brad Treliving and the staff want to call them up and say, ‘Hey, let’s try to do this.’ They are willing to have those discussions right now. But we’re at the same stage, the same with the Knies, they’re almost at the same level as they’ve been in the summer so far, this is probably a stretch.
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The Knies won’t be surprised if something happens in the off-season. For McCabe, let’s see how he continues to do well because he had a good start.”
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