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

[Kerberos]

Won't matter after we win the cup next season

Gotta learn how to win a round consistently first. Toronto is 1st round fodder.

 

[Khrox]

What does 80% in bonuses mean??

It means that he gets guaranteed money (aka. buy-out proof contracts).

 

[Double Dion]

I wanted to sign him to a 2 year contract max. This seems a bit beyond the realm of how dumb I thought a team could be. 3 years would be reasonable, 4 too much. 6 means there is some delusion or intentional cap circumvention intended.

 

[CanadienShark]

That's a long contract. Wow.

 

[TopG]

I wanted to sign him to a 2 year contract max. This seems a bit beyond the realm of how dumb I thought a team could be. 3 years would be reasonable, 4 too much. 6 means there is some delusion or intentional cap circumvention intended.

It just means you don’t understand

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

If you think Tanev is not gonna retire or go on LTIR you're crazy. He's securing his future and the Leafs are a rich team able to pay him to have him for a few years and then retire into the sunset.

Getting a #2 defenseman for the Leafs at 4.5 and then bitching about the contract is hilarious to me. Dallas fans are pissed they couldn't get him back at 4.5.

 

[ozzie]

It's a smart deal for the Leafs, so glad they didn't fall into the Stamkos trap. Exact type of player they needed to hopefully secure the back end. They still have plenty of forwards they could trade for meaninful pieces. Overpaid, probably.

 

[Double Dion]

It just means you don’t understand

I understand it's either cap circumvention or a bad contract. It's fairly straightforward.

 

[seanlinden]

Maybe, but is that what Tanev wants? Seems like a guy who might want to keep playing until he's 40.

To be fair, in 3-4 years the cap could quite easily breach $100m... at $4.5m, he doesn't have to be a top pair defenceman for long.

 

[Seras]

Gotta learn how to win a round consistently first. Toronto is 1st round fodder.

This is wrong and not in the "tangibles" kind of wrong, but in the easily provable kind of wrong.

Losing is losing, winning gets you a cup, there is no kinda win, kinda lose and even if there was kinda win, kinda lose there is nothing to show that kinda win, kinda lose helps lead you to winning a cup.

I wanted to sign him to a 2 year contract max. This seems a bit beyond the realm of how dumb I thought a team could be. 3 years would be reasonable, 4 too much. 6 means there is some delusion or intentional cap circumvention intended.

Well the league has to ok all trades and they ok'd this one so your already wrong.

 

[Double Dion]

This is wrong and not in the "tangibles" kind of wrong, but in the easily provable kind of wrong.

Losing is losing, winning gets you a cup, there is no kinda win, kinda lose and even if there was kinda win, kinda lose there is nothing to show that kinda win, kinda lose helps lead you to winning a cup.



Well the league has to ok all trades and they ok'd this one so your already wrong.

Do you think the issue was the trade? Oof.

 

[bossram]

That's a long contract. Wow.

It's pretty obviously a cap circumvention contract. Tanev's not playing until he's 40. He's getting LTIRetired halfway through this deal. It's to keep the AAV down.

If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'. Good job Treliving.

If you think Tanev is not gonna retire or go on LTIR you're crazy. He's securing his future and the Leafs are a rich team able to pay him to have him for a few years and then retire into the sunset.

Getting a #2 defenseman for the Leafs at 4.5 and then bitching about the contract is hilarious to me. Dallas fans are pissed they couldn't get him back at 4.5.

Yep. It's a clear cap circumvention deal. He's not playing it out.

But hey, you gotta push the rules as far as you can. I respect it.

Brutal term. Christ. And NMC? f*** off

It's an obvious LTIRetirement contract my guy.

Seems kinda bad towards the end of the contract, no?

He's getting LTIRetired in year 3 or 4.

 

[Pucklington]

He's still decent but this seems like too much.

Hakanpaa was a good signing, OEL was not, this is in the middle... They improved their D, but not sure if it was enough.

 

[Seras]

Do you think the issue was the trade? Oof.

I'm only replying to what you wrote, if you are confused about something it's because you either didn't read it when you wrote it or you didn't read it when you replied.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

It's pretty obviously a cap circumvention contract. Tanev's not playing until he's 40. He's getting LTIRetired halfway through this deal. It's to keep the AAV down.

If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'. Good job Treliving.


Yep. It's a clear cap circumvention deal. He's not playing it out.

But hey, you gotta push the rules as far as you can. I respect it.


It's an obvious LTIRetirement contract my guy.


He's getting LTIRetired in year 3 or 4.

You realize he has to suffer a career ending injury right? You can't just tell Tanev " hey we know longer need you anymore and eve tho your perfectly healthy and still want to play, were gonna need you to commit fraud and risk a massive lawsuit.
Not happening. He's going to play the entire six years.
Jake Debrusk signed a 7 year dealsbd will still be younger than Tanev is today.

 

[elmaco]

Leafs desperation is showing, gotta go all in and bury the future for a cup.

 

[DitchMarner]

Leafs desperation is showing, gotta go all in and bury the future for a cup.

Well, yeah. It's been eight years since they drafted Matthews and they've won one playoff round since then. Of course they should be trying to win now - why wouldn't they be?

And they're not giving up anything future-related in this signing.

It's pretty obviously a cap circumvention contract. Tanev's not playing until he's 40. He's getting LTIRetired halfway through this deal. It's to keep the AAV down.

If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'. Good job Treliving.


Yep. It's a clear cap circumvention deal. He's not playing it out.

But hey, you gotta push the rules as far as you can. I respect it.


It's an obvious LTIRetirement contract my guy.


He's getting LTIRetired in year 3 or 4.

This guy gets it.

Given Tanev's injury history and the way he plays, will anyone really be raising eyebrows if he can't play in the NHL at age 37 or 38?

If he struggles but wants to keep playing in the last year or second-last year of the contract and is cleared to do so, they can keep him around the team and healthy scratch him frequently. Who knows what the cap and their cap situation will be by then and what options will be available to upgrade their defense.

They just need Tanev to perform at a high level for the next couple of years, which he should be able to do considering how he played in the playoffs this year.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Tanev is going to be heavily leaned on more by the Leafs than he ever was as a Flame or Star. I just hope he can stay healthy. He's the best shutdown D in the game when he is.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Leafs desperation is showing, gotta go all in and bury the future for a cup.

yes that's what a team should do when their best players are 27-28 years old, try to win now.

 

[KCC]

Dude has only ever played one full season in his entire career and he’s already 34. Brutal signing. Let’s all not be surprised when he’s out 30 games again.

 

[Curufinwe]

Kind of crazy he wouldn't take 5 x 5.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

What are the odds that Tanev's body holds up for the year 6 years? Dude will be 40 by then.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Leafs desperation is showing, gotta go all in and bury the future for a cup.

Tanev is hurt all the time. I don't think anyone expects him to finish this contract as an active player. The dude is going on LTIR in year 3 or 4, so it probably doesn't hurt the team in the future.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

he’s worth over 5 Million, technically this is more like a 3x4.5M deal with the rest of the contract on LTIR because the leafs can afford it.

 

[Double Dion]

I'm only replying to what you wrote, if you are confused about something it's because you either didn't read it when you wrote it or you didn't read it when you replied.

You may want to read it again. Maybe someone could help you with it.