Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Jake McCabe to an extension (5 years - 4.51M AAV)

[SprDaVE]

Pretty solid contract.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850900814082064830

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850902867479085139

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[MSZ]

I'm surprised, thoughts?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850900833765896451

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Wow big news! I like him a lot, reasonable AAV for sure.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Pretty awesome. Based on recent signings that puts him paid around a low end #4 (3M seems to be price for bottom pair). I like it

 

[The Masters]

Good deal

 

[ACC1224]

Excellent, easy player to like.

 

[Al14]

Well, he might be good now, however he might not live up to this new deal down the road in a couple of years.

 

[SprDaVE]

McCabe has been very good. He's pretty much what everyone has been craving here for a long-time. Functional physicality. He brings a lot of big hits, he can move the puck and he's a warrior.

This contract is a little long for his age maybe but hardly anything outrageous.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Run it back!!

 

[weems]

Seems like a pretty fair deal.
This guy is a warrior and if we ever plan on going on a long championship run, these types are invaluable because they can do a bit of everything.

 

[mydnyte]

okay, as long as he doesnt also have a NMC

 

[AuraSphere]

Contract takes him to 36 - but he's a pretty healthy looking dude - sure it'll be fine for the most part until maybe final year or 2

 

[SprDaVE]

okay, as long as he doesnt also have a NMC

He'll have some form of trade protection for sure.

 

[SprDaVE]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850902867479085139

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850902701338411507

 

[Schenn]

Love it. Not a bad number at all. Doesn't take him to being super duper old either.

 

[Americanadian]

Contracts like this make me appreciate Kyper. He's been talking about McCabe getting 6M+ for the last week. He completely changed my expectation for this deal which makes me happy to see it at 4.5M.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

a bit lower than i thought

figured it'd be a 5x5-5.5

I like it, he clearly likes it here and took a bit less than reported

 

[1specter]

This is a good deal, well done. Would've liked one year less but not the end of the world. As long as he doesn't fall off a cliff this should age well.

 

[sxvnert]

Surprisingly good deal. Taking a bit less will keep the fan base off his back should they fail.

 

[stickty111]

About time someone took a discount in AAV. Good player on a good contract

 

[HockeyVirus]

We will not be a playoff team in 5 years so who cares. Between Matthews deal expiring and I doubt he is re-signing this time, and Marner likely being gone, with no real studs in the pipeline this team will be treading water for a few years or able to get a few good years out of some good UFA signings, but by that part of their deal they will be in decline.

So basically, we are all in. Let's hope we get close before another decade of refusing to rebuild keeps us in mediocrity.

 

[GoonieFace]

Good deal. McCabe is a solid dman.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

About time someone took a discount in AAV. Good player on a good contract

Didn't Rielly do that according to some folks? This deal will age even worse.

 

[Apex Predator]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850902867479085139

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850902701338411507

What does that mean he deferred money from years 2 and 3? How did it help lower the cap?

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Good deal, thought this was going to start with a 5aav. Love McCabe, glad they are finally building a proper d-core after a decade.