Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] D Chris Tanev signs extension with the Maple Leafs (6 years, $4.5M AAV)

[King Woodballs]

Free agent frenzy is here baby haha
This is one wild contract. I hope it has a full no move as well.

 

[Skolman]

That's a horrible deal for Toronto, yikes

 

[FlameChampion]

For a guy who has 2-3 years left seems like cap circumvention to me. Toronto will just LTIR him.

 

[pantherbot]

Ah the Brad Treliving special. Ruining Canadian teams since 2014

 

[JimmyApples]

They really never learn

Bent over on AAV and term, just like on Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares.

 

[Mitch nylander]

Awful deal. This one is bad. I don't get it

 

[iFan]

that's pretty bad. Cap hit is a steal for next season but NMC and not buyout friendly for 6 years.

 

[TGWL]

Oh, it is 6 years...

 

[yzerman]

Tanevs future residence:

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You must have done this picture before just to realese it when the news came out?Excellent work i wonder who is the photograph on the island?

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Lower AAV because of longer term

Lower AAV?

 

[Smif]

What does the NHLPA have on Brad?

 

[Hockeylife2018]

Agreement in place to lower aav and going on LTIR after 3 years...solid plan

 

[Revansky]

AVV is great. The term less so. The kind of player the Leafs needed, so a good risk for them. And the cup window will close at some point, so makes sense.

 

[Rafafouille]

Mr Overrated strikes again. Can't believe he always finds GMs to fall for the hype.

 

[JAK]

Winners : Tanev & his agent.
Losers : Leafs.

 

[iFan]

can't wait to see what they offer Zad!

 

[MCR74]

They really never learn

Bent over on AAV and term, just like on Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares.

A Sens fan talking about getting bent over. Interesting.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

How has this league not folded in on itself when most of the people in charge have a collective IQ of 12.

 

[rojac]

Well it’s better than 5M

I don’t think he plays all 6 years lol

2-3 then sails to Robidas island

Or they buy him out or something. Or move him with a pick or prospect. Whatever. Or maybe he turns out to be one of those guys who can still play at 40. Not sure I'd put money on the last one.

 

[Mogo]

 

[BrawlFan]

Nothing is bad if you’re willing to spend your way out of it. He won’t finish this contract with his skates on, LTIR. Eventually this will be the norm in the NHL with wealthy teams with massive LTIR payrolls and poor teams without.

 

[MoreMogilny]

By January I expect sizeable # of Leaf fans to be complaining that Tanev is Brodie 2.0

We liked Brodie for a while until he fell completely off a cliff

Hopefully Tanev is using a stronger brand or duct tape to keep himself together.

 

[Dirty Dog]

The LTIR posts are pretty optimistic. The player needs a reason to be on LTIR. There are downsides of LTIR. And that rule is prime to change within…checks length of signing….six years

 

[Conbon]

Absolutely horrid deal

 

[HockeyVirus]

Do people expect the Leafs to only add top 5 dmen to their defense or something? Tanev is a top pair shutdown guy.