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Nylander signs 6-year contract

Thanks for the explanation CtB!

So we are to hope that his stellar play will generate so much additional cashola for the Leafs that it will lift the cap all by itself to levels that allow us to keep all 4 of our nice shiny toys?
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Well this and the above just proved that sitting out works. Willy got a great contract for himself.
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Yeah, this is a good deal for him. I think in the context I posted about earlier re: comparing him to Ehlers it's pretty fair. It still seems stupid that it took this long to get here but I guess that'll have something for everyone.
 
By the way, kudos louisstamos for being the first to break the happiness news to us.  This site is so much fun (when things go well)!
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Thanks for the explanation CtB!

So we are to hope that his stellar play will generate so much additional cashola for the Leafs that it will lift the cap all by itself to levels that allow us to keep all 4 of our nice shiny toys?
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I don't think keeping the four is going to be an issue. The cap rising/cba changes/next two negotiations will just be about the depth behind them. I know people, especially in this town, tend to think of depth as being more important than star power but I don't think that's the direction this league is heading in.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Thanks for the explanation CtB!

So we are to hope that his stellar play will generate so much additional cashola for the Leafs that it will lift the cap all by itself to levels that allow us to keep all 4 of our nice shiny toys?
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I don't think keeping the four is going to be an issue. The cap rising/cba changes/next two negotiations will just be about the depth behind them. I know people, especially in this town, tend to think of depth as being more important than star power but I don't think that's the direction this league is heading in.
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You had better be right, because our very friendship hangs in the balance.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Some more money details:

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1068990736668839936
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I guarantee that Dubas is hanging his hat on keeping it under 7aav.

But, yeah, if things opened with Dubas offering Ehlers money/term than Nylander's holdout will probably end up being worth north of 10 million or thereabouts.
 
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Nik the Trik said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Well this and the above just proved that sitting out works. Willy got a great contract for himself.
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Yeah, this is a good deal for him. I think in the context I posted about earlier re: comparing him to Ehlers it's pretty fair. It still seems stupid that it took this long to get here but I guess that'll have something for everyone.
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Yep. Nylander... wins. Of course we don't know the initial offers of either side, and it seems probable that Nylander's side probably moved the most -- he asked for $8-8.5m and Dubas was pushing $6-6.5m -- but Dubas's goal was to get Nylander under contract for below 'market' or comparable value. And this is his value, pretty much right on the nose.

Good for Willy.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Some more money details:

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1068990736668839936
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So hypothetically this is what the deal would have looked like if they signed the exact one before the season started:

Year 1: $12mil (10 salary, 2 SB)
Year 2: $9mil (.700 salary, 8.3 SB)
Year 3: $6mil (2.5 salary, 3.5 SB)
Year 4: $6mil (2.5 salary, 3.5 SB)
Year 5: $6mil (2.5 salary, 3.5 SB)
Year 6: $6mil (2.5 salary, 3.5 SB)

That's 6 years, $45m total, which would translate to a $7.5m AAV.

Because they waited it's $10.2m AAV in year 1 and $6.996m AAV for the rest.
 
mr grieves said:
Yep. Nylander... wins. Of course we don't know the initial offers of either side, and it seems probable that Nylander's side probably moved the most -- he asked for $8-8.5m and Dubas was pushing $6-6.5m -- but Dubas's goal was to get Nylander under contract for below 'market' or comparable value. And this is his value, pretty much right on the nose.

Good for Willy.
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I also wonder if the term didn't change as well. Dubas obviously would have liked to have bought as many UFA years as possible so maybe the trade-off in Nylander moving more was that he gets to hit UFA earlier.

And, I'm guessing, some added bonus money.
 
This is essentianlly a 6 year contract at 7M in terms of how much money he takes home.

He takes home 41.83M over the life of the contract and the cap hit in years 2-6 reflect this.

There is no "cap savings" by signing late.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Some more money details:

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1068990736668839936
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This also means that Nylander will get paid roughly 40% of his contracts value by next July 1st (assuming that's when the $8.3mil signing bonus is paid out). That could make him pretty attractive (well, more attractive).

So hypothetically if the Leafs traded him next offseason after that $8.3mil signing bonus is paid out, the acquiring team would only have to pay him $24.7mil over the course of 5 seasons. Not bad.
 
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