Confirmed with Link: Rights to Chris Tanev for Max Ellis, 2026 7th rd selection

[Jojalu]

Actually insane how the mainboard thread about this just got straight up locked

Mainboard praised him all playoffs and then decided he was washed up as soon as the Leafs acquired his rights

 

[Kiwi]

Still hasn't signed?

I thought we must have had something sorted when we traded for him.
Maybe not

 

[Hellcat]

Rumors are the league has already warned Toronto about signing Tanev to a long term deal that circumvents the cap, IE a 6 year 24 mil deal that see's Tanev goes on LTIR for the last couple of years...

 

[Hellcat]

Still hasn't signed?

I thought we must have had something sorted when we traded for him.
Maybe not

His agent said that at the time of the trade they had not talked to Toronto yet.... and I believe everything an agent says....

 

[Sypher04]

Rumors are the league has already warned Toronto about signing Tanev to a long term deal that circumvents the cap, IE a 6 year 24 mil deal that see's Tanev goes on LTIR for the last couple of years...

Warn based on what exactly.
It violates no existing salary cap rule.

 

[Hellcat]

Warn based on what exactly.
It violates no existing salary cap rule.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807465045422481569

 

[Sypher04]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807465045422481569

I saw that. And my response still is for the league to show us exactly what rule we’d be violating or f*** off

 

[Gabriel426]

When is Tanev signing?

 

[dubey]

I saw that. And my response still is for the league to show us exactly what rule we’d be violating or f*** off

They can't, it's just noise

Worse case is there's a second doctor's opinion

 

[horner]

I saw that. And my response still is for the league to show us exactly what rule we’d be violating or f*** off

They all do it

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807465045422481569

Chage the rules then

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

This is the same Frank Seravalli that said there was a 5% chance that Marner would still be a Leaf next season? lol.

 

[OVO16]

I f***ing hate Seravelli for bringing media attention to this....AS SOON AS THE LEAFS GOT INVOLVED

It was crickets when Tampa wanted to do it with Stamkos and Vegas circumventing the cap every year.

Suddenly the leafs are rumored to be doing it, its making headlines, and the NHL league office is involved

 

[horner]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807465045422481569

TB Florida have circumvented the cap for years with the tax situation for yrs .
Now we want to do something to help our team f*** off

 

[LeafGrief]

Right player, but frankly I’d much prefer that we don’t sign him to some wacky circumvention contract. That sort of shit bites you in the ass whether it’s the league making you forfeit a pick or not.

And for real, Tanev is a good player, but why do we have to bribe him with 10m extra to sign here? Just offer him the most money, trying to reinvent the wheel is wack.

Shit like this is the counter argument to MLSE only caring about money. They’re offering to light a pile of it on fire here, they’re actually just incompetent.

 

[DarkKnight]

I saw that. And my response still is for the league to show us exactly what rule we’d be violating or f*** off

“monitor and pursue later” is meaningless word salad. Okay you’re on the clock in four years, just you watch! Too funny.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Not going to lie thought this would be done by now, still think it gets done but it is taking longer then I thought it would.

 

[Leafsfan74]

His agent said that at the time of the trade they had not talked to Toronto yet.... and I believe everything an agent says....

If true it will be another agent who sees big dollar signs by the MLSE, especially after we threw a bone away to get the rights to negotiate exclusively.

I can't imagine Leafs not having spoke to their agent. I presume Brad has some relationship with the agent which he trusts he can work through.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Rumors are the league has already warned Toronto about signing Tanev to a long term deal that circumvents the cap, IE a 6 year 24 mil deal that see's Tanev goes on LTIR for the last couple of years...

Obviously, a team cannot put him on LTIR unless he is injured.

 

[Dayjobdave]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807465045422481569

So once again the media drives a narrative to strip something from the Leafs that other teams do.

 

[Sypher04]

This is the same league that let the Chicago Blackhawk’s seriously get away with claiming Marian hossa suddenly was allergic to his hockey equipment. We’re gonna be fine.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Warn based on what exactly.
It violates no existing salary cap rule.

Adding fake years does. Though I can't imagine a team adding fake years.

 

[Deebo]

4.5 X 5 years
1st year 7 million
2nd year 7 million
3rd year 4.5 million
4th year 2 million
5th year 2 million

That contract would be Illegal.

If you pay him 7M as the highset amount in any year, the minimum you can pay him another year year is 4.2M

If you pay him 7M in year one, the most you can change between years 1.75M

 

[Sypher04]

Adding fake years does. Though I can't imagine a team adding fake years.

There’s no such thing as fake years though. There’s nothing in the CBA saying we cannot sign a 35 year old for 6-7 years. Even if the spirit of that is to circumvent the cap, and let’s be real, it obviously is, there is no rule actually being broken. And the odds Tanev retires or is unable to play those later years is high. They were the ones that made the cut off for these types of deals 35+ at signing. Tanev doesn’t qualify so the NHL can go fly a kite

 

[Deebo]

It stupid, they already put the 35+ rule and the year to year variability rules in place to severley limit the effects of this. Term limits also limits how much this can effect the AAV.

If they deem any contact that doesn't violate any of those rules cap circumvention, its just going overboard. What a stupid league this is.

 

[Leaf Fans]

There’s no such thing as fake years though. There’s nothing in the CBA saying we cannot sign a 35 year old for 6-7 years. Even if the spirit of that is to circumvent the cap, and let’s be real, it obviously is, there is no rule actually being broken. And the odds Tanev retires or is unable to play those later years is high. They made the cut off for these types of deals 35+ at signing. Taney doesn’t qualify so the NHL can go fly a kite

Absolutely +35 contracts and under 35 contracts.