Dubas touches on the difficulties of the cap situation in 2019-20, why the two sides couldn’t find an eight-year solution, the lack of true comparables for Auston Matthews, possible trade activity before the Feb. 25 deadline, and much more.
The transcript below has been edited and reordered for clarity.
On the length and structure of the contract: “I think everyone wanted an eight-year deal… We just couldn’t find an AAV at that term that was going to best work for the club”
