Could it be for mutual contract termination so he can sign in the KHL?
Does this mean Connor Brown will be signing soon?
If Connor Brown is gonna sign for under 4 million, this move doesn't have any effect on it.
Leafs aren't against the contract limit either (49/50).
I hope this means JVR gets his deserved $8mill pr year.
And I wish him the best of luck with whatever franchise signs him to that as it will not be the Leafs unless he signs for his current salary, and even then he might get moved in a few years.
I am sad about this because in my view he looked good in his games but never really got an extended look.
I hope this means JVR gets his deserved $8mill pr year.
Does this mean Connor Brown will be signing soon?
Leafs really needed to open up a spot for prospects. Marincin should be moved too
The Leafs would be stupid not to sign him for that money.
Leafs have been up against contract limit all along, guessing this isn't about this player at all, it's about thinning that overage
The Leafs would be stupid not to sign him for that money.
so if the contract is mutually terminated then how much of the cap hit is wiped clear? because I know in a buyout you pay, in most cases 2/3 of the contract spread over twice the length
but this doesn't sound like a buy out this sounds like they both want nothing to do with each other and so they terminate the contract.
if the Leafs just saved 1.45 million that is HUGE
Mutual termination means the cap hit is removed.
It's not really a 1.45M save, it's effectively a save of 425k (which would be Marchenko's cap hit if he were to be buried in the AHL).
This is assuming they were going to send him down. It's 1.45 million off of the cap no matter how you look at it.
Hopefully Fehr and Marincin are next.
I dont think Fehr would agree to this.
Speculation with Marchenko is the KHL deal is going to be very close in value to what he is getting paid now, and he is still young enough where not playing seriously hurts his long term earning capacity.
Where would Fehr go that would make sense? Maybe a team who sees him as a 13th F at 1 million would be interested, but at 31 with his best days behind him is it worth the risk?