Rumor: TOR and John Tavares close to a deal: 3 years at 7 million

[iago]

We're waiting for a lot of things here in Leafs Nation.

JT was paid like and supposed to be the solution to the "1967" problem, but he wasn't able to solve it, and his salary partially prevented Toronto from signing those who were capable. Time to cut bait and move on.

 

[Fogelhund]

Rise in cap $8m

Tavares $11m to $7, -4m

Marner $10.893 to $13m +2.1m
Woll 900K to $3.67m +2.7m
Knies $1m to $5m +4m
McCabe $2m to $4.5m +2.5m

Gain $8m + $4m = $12m
Loss/raises 2.1+2.7+4+2.5=$11.3m

Difference = +700K (approx).

What wrong with my math?

With the guys currently signed included, we have $32.566 mil in cap space.

Tavares - $7 mil
Marner - $13 mil
Knies - $5 mil

$25 mil.

That leaves $7.566 left.

That's with 10 forwards signed, 6 D and 2 goalies...

Not signed, Lorentz, Dewar, Robertson Patches, Steeves. It does include Grebenkin though.
Not signed on D... Timmins.

Jarnkrok isn't included.

Essentially, you need to sign 5 players, for $7.556, if we assume the above singing prices are correct.

Toronto Maple Leafs | Salary cap and contracts

Cap wages projects Marner at $12.567 x 8, Tavares at $7.974 x 3 and Knies on a bridge at $3.743 x 3 years. (These figures not included in the math above.)

 

[Confucius]

JT was paid like and supposed to be the solution to the "1967" problem, but he wasn't able to solve it, and his salary partially prevented Toronto from signing those who were capable. Time to cut bait and move on.

So who will be a better fit at 7 million?

 

[Fogelhund]

JT was paid like and supposed to be the solution to the "1967" problem, but he wasn't able to solve it, and his salary partially prevented Toronto from signing those who were capable. Time to cut bait and move on.

Yes, one player is responsible completely on their own.

Who are you replacing him with? What if they extend with their current team?

Why not? A 5 or 6 million dollar raise for Knies wouldn’t be unusual others have gotten much more

Marner jumped $10 mil in cap hit?
Matthews jumped $10.5 mil in cap hit?

 

[Confucius]

Yes, one player is responsible completely on their own.

Who are you replacing him with? What if they extend with their current team?


Marner jumped $10 mil in cap hit?
Matthews jumped $10.5 mil in cap hit?

 

[Fogelhund]

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Thanks for the explanation, the original post didn't have that clarity... I thought you meant on the most recent contract for Matthews, and the upcoming one for Marner.

 

[ToneDog]

With the guys currently signed included, we have $32.566 mil in cap space.

Tavares - $7 mil
Marner - $13 mil
Knies - $5 mil

$25 mil.

That leaves $7.566 left.

That's with 10 forwards signed, 6 D and 2 goalies...

Not signed, Lorentz, Dewar, Robertson Patches, Steeves. It does include Grebenkin though.
Not signed on D... Timmins.

Jarnkrok isn't included.

Essentially, you need to sign 5 players, for $7.556, if we assume the above singing prices are correct.

Toronto Maple Leafs | Salary cap and contracts

Cap wages projects Marner at $12.567 x 8, Tavares at $7.974 x 3 and Knies on a bridge at $3.743 x 3 years. (These figures not included in the math above.)

What about Woll going from 900K to $3.67m and McCabe from $2m to $4.5m? If that is in the $32.566 you listed at the top, then OK. I just simplified what it would take to keep the same cast by calculating the players who got and needed raises (i.e. Woll, McCabe, Knies, JT, MM).

 

[HockeyVirus]

I don't believe this rumor at all. How many teams in the league would offer Tavares 7m? How many of them are playoff teams? How many of those are in the east so he is close to family.

Leafs have all the leverage. I would honestly rather take next season as a retool season, save a bit of cap space, draft 10-20 with our first, and then take a run at McDavid the next season and go from there. But at least we would have lots of cap flexibility even with a massive hole at 2C. I think 3C gets filled internally.

 

[thewave]

JT 1x 7m is the only JT deal I agree with